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Split air conditioners · 3.3 kW · cooling and heating

Candy CY-12QBIN / CY-12QBOUT

A+++

Uses less electricity than 93% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €39 a year, €385 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€39 / year
+€241 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 26 % 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 11 Candy models in this group, it is the most efficient. Candy sells the same label values under other model names: CY-12QBIN-A/CY-12QBOUT-A.

Where it stands

Rank 167 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 166 use less.

Median 184 This model · 136 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Atlantic 872199 136 kWh same
  2. A+++ Candy CY-12QBIN-A/CY-12QBOUT-A 136 kWh same
  3. A+++ Candy CY-12QBIN / CY-12QBOUT 136 kWh
  4. A+++ Haier AS35PBPHRA-PRE/1U35MEPFRA-H 136 kWh same
  5. A+++ Haier AS35PBPHRA-PRE / 1U35MEPFRA-PRE 136 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CY-12QBIN / CY-12QBOUT NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €39 €1 −€38
5 years €193 €4 −€188
10 years €385 €8 −€377
15 years €578 €13 −€565

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 136 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 852 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 769
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 852
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+++ Candy CY-12QBIN / CY-12QBOUT (this model)
3.3 kW8.5 136 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €38 €377
3.0 kW9.3 102 €10 €96
3.0 kW8.8 103 €9 €93
3.0 kW8.8 103 €9 €93
3.0 kW9.0 112 €7 €68

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
3.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.8 kW
Yearly cooling
136 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
852 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Candy under one model number.

CY-12QBIN / CY-12QBOUT

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

Questions

How much does the Candy CY-12QBIN / CY-12QBOUT cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 136 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €39 a year, or €385 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.