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Split air conditioners · 4.6 kW · cooling and heating

Argo ECOLIGHT PLUS MONO 18000

A++

Uses less electricity than 51% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €71 a year, €711 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.4
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€71 / year
+€367 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 1 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Argo has 35 models in this group; this one is number 11 among them. Argo sells the same label values under other model names: ECOLIGHT PLUS EU MONO 18000.

Where it stands

Rank 2,450 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 2,449 use less.

Median 254 This model · 251 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Gree GWH18QDXB-K6DNC8A 251 kWh same
  2. A++ Argo ECOLIGHT PLUS EU MONO 18000 251 kWh same
  3. A++ Argo ECOLIGHT PLUS MONO 18000 251 kWh
  4. A++ AlpicAir AWI-51HRDC1E AWO-51HRDC1E 251 kWh same
  5. A++ Altech ALTe100(300) 4,6kW 251 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period ECOLIGHT PLUS MONO 18000 LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €71 €37 −€34
5 years €355 €185 −€170
10 years €711 €371 −€340
15 years €1,066 €556 −€510

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 251 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,295 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 988
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 1,295
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++ Argo ECOLIGHT PLUS MONO 18000 (this model)
4.6 kW6.4 251 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €34 €340
4.0 kW8.5 144 €30 €303
4.0 kW8.5 144 €30 €303
4.1 kW2.6 145 €30 €300
4.2 kW9.9 148 €29 €292

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.4
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
4.6 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.7 kW
Yearly cooling
251 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,295 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
58 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Argo under one model number.

ECOLIGHT PLUS MONO 18000

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

Questions

How much does the Argo ECOLIGHT PLUS MONO 18000 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 251 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €71 a year, or €711 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.4 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.