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Split air conditioners · 3.2 kW · cooling and heating

CHiQ CSDH-12

A+++

Uses less electricity than 96% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €37 a year, €368 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€37 / year
+€218 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Only 73 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW do better. 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 3 CHiQ models in this group, it is the most efficient.

Where it stands

Rank 74 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 73 use less.

Median 184 This model · 130 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Mitsubishi Electric MSZ-LN35VG4MW / MUZ-LN35VG4 129 kWh −€0.28
  2. A+++ Mitsubishi Electric MSZ-LZ35VUMW / MUZ-LZ35VU 129 kWh −€0.28
  3. A+++ CHiQ CSDH-12 130 kWh
  4. A+++ Arielli ACSD-12DHG 130 kWh same
  5. A+++ Mitsubishi Electric MSZ-LN35VG3V / MUZ-LN35VGHZ3 130 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CSDH-12 NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €37 €1 −€36
5 years €184 €4 −€180
10 years €368 €8 −€360
15 years €552 €13 −€539

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 130 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 770 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.5 610
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 770
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+++ CHiQ CSDH-12 (this model)
3.2 kW8.5 130 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €36 €360
3.0 kW9.3 102 €8 €79
3.0 kW8.8 103 €8 €76
3.0 kW8.8 103 €8 €76
3.0 kW9.0 112 €5 €51

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.5 / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
3.2 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.5 kW
Yearly cooling
130 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
770 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
52 / 64 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

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

CSDH-12 · CSDH-12DH

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

Questions

How much does the CHiQ CSDH-12 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 130 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €37 a year, or €368 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.