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Split air conditioners · 5.4 kW · cooling and heating

AUX-18QB

A++

Uses less electricity than 46% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €73 a year, €731 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.3
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.3
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€73 / year
+€422 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 2 % above the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.3) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. AUX has 32 models in this group; this one is number 12 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 2,716 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 2,715 use less.

Median 254 This model · 258 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Azuri AUD50T1/A1-S + ZUD50W1/NhA-S 258 kWh same
  2. A++ Gree GUD50T1/A-S + GUD50W1/NhA-S 258 kWh same
  3. A++ AUX-18QB 258 kWh
  4. A+ Aermec SGE200W x 2 MGE420 258 kWh same
  5. A++ Toyotomi CCT18IUINVR32-CP/OU181INVR32 258 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period AUX-18QB LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €73 €37 −€36
5 years €365 €185 −€180
10 years €731 €371 −€360
15 years €1,096 €556 −€539

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 258 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,490 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 1,359
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.3 1,490
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++ AUX-18QB (this model)
5.4 kW7.3 258 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €36 €360
5.3 kW7.0 132 €36 €357
5.3 kW7.0 132 €36 €357
5.8 kW2.5 151 €30 €303
5.8 kW2.5 151 €30 €303

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.3 / –
Cooling design load
5.4 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.6 kW
Yearly cooling
258 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,490 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
58 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

3 model numbers are registered by AUX with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

AUX-18QB · AUX-18QC · AUX-18QP

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

Questions

How much does the AUX-18QB cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 258 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €73 a year, or €731 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.3 and SCOP 4.3 in the average climate: higher is better.