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Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Candy CY-18QBIN-A/CY-18QBOUT-A

A++

Uses less electricity than 22% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €81 a year, €813 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€81 / year
+€456 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 78 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €44 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. Of 40 Candy models in this group, it ranks last.

Where it stands

Rank 3,887 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 3,886 use less.

Median 254 This model · 287 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ ICELIN18WE-CL WIFI/ICELIN18WC-CL 287 kWh same
  2. A++ Daikin FBA50A2VEB9 / RXM50A5V1B8 287 kWh same
  3. A++ Candy CY-18QBIN-A/CY-18QBOUT-A 287 kWh
  4. A++ Hisense KB50XS1GG/AS50XS1EW 287 kWh same
  5. A++ Gorenje PAN53IN KG + PAN53OUT2 KG 287 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CY-18QBIN-A/CY-18QBOUT-A LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €81 €37 −€44
5 years €406 €185 −€221
10 years €813 €371 −€442
15 years €1,219 €556 −€663

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 287 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,610 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 1,125
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 1,610
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-18QBIN-A/CY-18QBOUT-A (this model)
5.0 kW6.1 287 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €44 €442
5.3 kW7.0 132 €44 €439
5.3 kW7.0 132 €44 €439
4.5 kW9.1 174 €32 €320
4.5 kW8.7 181 €30 €300

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.6 kW
Yearly cooling
287 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,610 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

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

CY-18QBIN-A/CY-18QBOUT-A · CY-18QBIN-A / CY-18QBOUT-A

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

Questions

How much does the Candy CY-18QBIN-A/CY-18QBOUT-A cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 287 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €81 a year, or €813 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.