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Split air conditioners · 4.8 kW · cooling and heating

Candy CY-18RAIN / CY-18RAOUT

A++

Uses less electricity than 38% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €76 a year, €756 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.3
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
5.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€76 / year
+€233 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 5 % above the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 5.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Candy has 40 models in this group; this one is number 20 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 3,131 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 3,130 use less.

Median 254 This model · 267 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Aiwa ACD-18002 267 kWh same
  2. A++ Klarstein 10046102 267 kWh same
  3. A++ Candy CY-18RAIN / CY-18RAOUT 267 kWh
  4. A+ General AOHG14KATA/ARXH14KMTAP 267 kWh same
  5. A+ Fujitsu AOYG14KATA/ARXH14KMTAP 267 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CY-18RAIN / CY-18RAOUT LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €76 €37 −€39
5 years €378 €185 −€193
10 years €756 €371 −€385
15 years €1,134 €556 −€578

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 267 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 824 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.0 1,260
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 5.1 824
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-18RAIN / CY-18RAOUT (this model)
4.8 kW6.3 267 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €39 €385
5.3 kW7.0 132 €38 €382
5.3 kW7.0 132 €38 €382
4.2 kW9.9 148 €34 €337
4.2 kW9.9 148 €34 €337

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+++
SEER
6.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.0 / 5.1 / –
Cooling design load
4.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.0 kW
Yearly cooling
267 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
824 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-18RAIN / CY-18RAOUT

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

Questions

How much does the Candy CY-18RAIN / CY-18RAOUT cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 267 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €76 a year, or €756 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.3 and SCOP 5.1 in the average climate: higher is better.