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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Brokton BRST12

A+++

Uses less electricity than 75% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €41 a year, €411 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€41 / year
+€219 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 21 % below the typical 184 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. Of 2 Brokton models in this group, it is the most efficient.

Where it stands

Rank 590 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 589 use less.

Median 184 This model · 145 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Kaisai KRB-12TLHI/KRWB-12TLHO 145 kWh same
  2. A+++ Diplomat DAH-120SM Ultra Winter 145 kWh same
  3. A+++ Brokton BRST12 145 kWh
  4. A+++ TCL S12C8S0 145 kWh same
  5. A+++ TCL TAC-12CHSD/FCI 145 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period BRST12 NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €41 €1 −€40
5 years €205 €4 −€201
10 years €411 €8 −€402
15 years €616 €13 −€603

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 145 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 775 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.9 831
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 775
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+++ Brokton BRST12 (this model)
3.5 kW8.5 145 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €40 €402
3.0 kW9.3 102 €12 €122
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €119
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €119
3.0 kW9.0 112 €9 €93

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.9 / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.6 kW
Yearly cooling
145 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
775 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
53 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Brokton under one model number.

BRST12

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

Questions

How much does the Brokton BRST12 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 145 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €41 a year, or €411 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.