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Split air conditioners · 5.2 kW · cooling and heating

Candy CY-18FAIN / CY-18FAOUT

A++

Uses less electricity than 50% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €72 a year, €716 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.2
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
5.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€72 / year
+€337 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Right at the typical consumption of its group, 254 kWh a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 5.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Candy has 40 models in this group; this one is number 18 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 2,497 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 2,496 use less.

Median 254 This model · 253 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Azuri AZI-FO50VE/I - AZI-FO50VE/O 253 kWh same
  2. A++ Equation 88574121 253 kWh same
  3. A++ Candy CY-18FAIN / CY-18FAOUT 253 kWh
  4. A++ Viessmann Vitoclima 230-S Console IFAA230MGB052 253 kWh same
  5. A++ Midea ACE-18HRFN8 IN / ACE-18HFN8 OUT 253 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CY-18FAIN / CY-18FAOUT LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €72 €37 −€35
5 years €358 €185 −€173
10 years €716 €371 −€346
15 years €1,075 €556 −€518

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 253 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,190 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.6 1,401
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 5.6 1,190
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-18FAIN / CY-18FAOUT (this model)
5.2 kW7.2 253 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €35 €346
5.3 kW7.0 132 €34 €343
5.3 kW7.0 132 €34 €343
5.8 kW2.5 151 €29 €289
5.8 kW2.5 151 €29 €289

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+++
SEER
7.2
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.6 / 5.6 / –
Cooling design load
5.2 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.8 kW
Yearly cooling
253 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,190 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Candy under one model number.

CY-18FAIN / CY-18FAOUT

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

Questions

How much does the Candy CY-18FAIN / CY-18FAOUT cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 253 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €72 a year, or €716 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.2 and SCOP 5.6 in the average climate: higher is better.