New Zealand · costs in NZD
Reverse cycle packaged air conditioner
Temperzone OPA 281RLTP Heat Pump
Temperzone OPA 281RLTP is a 28.2 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC9948).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 1
- Annual electricity use
- 14,130 kWh
- 2,296 cooling + 11,834 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $4,663 / year
- $389 / month · $46,629 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 28.2 kW cooling
- 25.3 kW heating
1% more electricity than the median of 17 comparable 25 kW reverse cycle ducted packaged registrations (14,025 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 41% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 9% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the cold zone (Canberra climate: Canberra, Hobart, Ballarat, alpine areas). All of New Zealand is the cold zone on the Zoned Energy Rating Label. Cost = kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Temperzone OPA 281RLTP running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 14,130 | $4,663 | $46,629 |
| Mixed zone | 8,295 | $2,737 | $27,374 |
| Hot zone | 10,937 | $3,609 | $36,092 |
At 33c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Heat pumps that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 28.2 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC P029AHR3SA-LTT30.1 kW heating31 kW cooling2,267 kWh/yr | 2 | $748 | |
| APAC P029AHR3SA-LTR30.1 kW heating31 kW cooling2,267 kWh/yr | 2 | $748 | |
| Actron Air PRV25AT26 kW heating24.9 kW cooling11,953 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $3,944 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/11022.9 kW heating26.3 kW cooling13,669 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $4,511 |
Heat pumps similar to the Temperzone OPA 281RLTP
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actron Air PCG290U28.6 kW heating28.3 kW cooling15,843 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $5,228 | |
| Actron Air PCG290R28.6 kW heating28.3 kW cooling15,843 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $5,228 | |
| Daikin UAYN300AFY1A28.6 kW heating29.6 kW cooling37,764 kWh/yr | 0 | $12,462 | |
| AIRSTAGE RAQ/L/EC/WP/11022.9 kW heating26.3 kW cooling13,669 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $4,511 | |
| APAC P029AHR3SA-LTR30.1 kW heating31 kW cooling2,267 kWh/yr | 2 | $748 | |
| APAC P029AHR3SA-LTT30.1 kW heating31 kW cooling2,267 kWh/yr | 2 | $748 |
Other Temperzone models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperzone OPA294RKTB27.2 kW heating28.3 kW cooling15,012 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $4,954 |
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Temperzone OPA 281RLTP specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Packaged
- Air distribution
- Ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 28.19 kW
- Cooling power input
- 8.17 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 25.33 kW
- Heating power input
- 6.94 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.45
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.65
- Rated AEER
- 3.42
- Rated ACOP
- 3.61
- Standby power (PIA)
- 23.0 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Three phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- Australia, New Zealand
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Temperzone OPA 281RLTP zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 5,267 | 3,931 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2,296 | 11,834 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 6,490 | 2,149 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3,465 | 4,830 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 13,998 | 475 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 1.5 | 10,181 | 756 |
Part-load test points (4 values)
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 9430 W
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 28107 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- No
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9948
- GEMS registration id
- 176612
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.2:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 6
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.