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Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

AIRE18-MC ZAFIRO PREMIUM

A+++

Uses less electricity than 85% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €58 a year, €583 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€58 / year
+€336 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 19 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Aire has 18 models in this group; this one is number 4 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 565 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 564 use less.

Median 254 This model · 206 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ SOLIUS IONIX 18000 MONOSPLIT 206 kWh same
  2. A+++ Inventor EQI-18WFI/EQO-18 206 kWh same
  3. A+++ AIRE18-MC ZAFIRO PREMIUM 206 kWh
  4. A+++ Qlima S 8053 206 kWh same
  5. A+++ Rotenso I50Xi R15 / I50Xo R15 206 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period AIRE18-MC ZAFIRO PREMIUM LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €58 €37 −€21
5 years €292 €185 −€106
10 years €583 €371 −€212
15 years €875 €556 −€319

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 206 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,187 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.2 1,346
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 1,187
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) — —

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
A+++ AIRE18-MC ZAFIRO PREMIUM (this model)
5.0 kW8.5 206 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €21 €212
5.3 kW7.0 132 €21 €210
5.3 kW7.0 132 €21 €210
4.5 kW9.1 174 €9 €91
4.5 kW8.7 181 €7 €71

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.2 / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.9 kW
Yearly cooling
206 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,187 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 64 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R-32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Aire under one model number.

AIRE18-MC ZAFIRO PREMIUM

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market

Questions

How much does the AIRE18-MC ZAFIRO PREMIUM cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 206 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €58 a year, or €583 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.5 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.