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Split air conditioners · 5.2 kW · cooling and heating

Argo X3MI ECO 52SH

A++

Uses less electricity than 10% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €84 a year, €844 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€84 / year
+€377 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 90 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €47 a year. 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 32 among them. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,539 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 4,538 use less.

Median 254 This model · 298 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Inventor U4MRSL(2)-18/LV4MCI-09UR 298 kWh same
  2. A++ Innova IGZM218NO-1 298 kWh same
  3. A++ Argo X3MI ECO 52SH 298 kWh
  4. A++ Ferroli ASTER M 3.2 18-2 298 kWh same
  5. A++ Ferroli MULTI M 18-2 298 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period X3MI ECO 52SH LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €84 €37 −€47
5 years €422 €185 −€236
10 years €844 €371 −€473
15 years €1,266 €556 −€709

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 298 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,330 kWh / yr

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 X3MI ECO 52SH (this model)
5.2 kW6.1 298 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €47 €473
5.3 kW7.0 132 €47 €470
5.3 kW7.0 132 €47 €470
5.8 kW2.5 151 €42 €416
5.8 kW2.5 151 €42 €416

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
5.2 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.8 kW
Yearly cooling
298 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,330 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
55 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Argo under one model number.

X3MI ECO 52SH

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

Questions

How much does the Argo X3MI ECO 52SH cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 298 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €84 a year, or €844 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.