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Split air conditioners · 4.2 kW · cooling and heating

Daikin FTXM42R5V1B / RXM42R2V1B

A++

Uses less electricity than 93% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €53 a year, €530 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.9
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.7
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€53 / year
+€337 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 26 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.7) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Daikin has 1075 models in this group; this one is number 175 among them. Daikin sells the same label values under other model names: FTXM42N2V1B / RXM42N2V1B9, FTXM42R2V1B / RXM42R2V1B, FTXM42R2V1B / RXM42R5V1B and 1 more. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 354 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 353 use less.

Median 254 This model · 187 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Daikin FTXM42R2V1B / RXM42R2V1B 187 kWh same
  2. A++ Daikin FTXM42R2V1B / RXM42R5V1B 187 kWh same
  3. A++ Daikin FTXM42R5V1B / RXM42R2V1B 187 kWh
  4. A++ Daikin FTXM42R5V1B / RXM42R5V1B 187 kWh same
  5. A++ Daikin FTXM42N2V1B / RXM42N2V1B9 187 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period FTXM42R5V1B / RXM42R2V1B 7733704026 Difference
1 year €53 €41 −€12
5 years €265 €204 −€61
10 years €530 €408 −€122
15 years €794 €612 −€183

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 187 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,189 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 6.2 490
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.7 1,189
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++ Daikin FTXM42R5V1B / RXM42R2V1B (this model)
4.2 kW7.9 187 — —
4.0 kW8.5 144 €12 €122
4.0 kW8.5 144 €12 €122
4.1 kW2.6 145 €12 €119
4.2 kW9.9 148 €11 €110
4.2 kW9.9 148 €11 €110

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
7.9
SCOP warmer / average / colder
6.2 / 4.7 / –
Cooling design load
4.2 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.0 kW
Yearly cooling
187 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,189 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R-32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

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

FTXM42R5V1B / RXM42R2V1B · FTXM42A5V1B / RXM42R2V1B

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

Questions

How much does the Daikin FTXM42R5V1B / RXM42R2V1B cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 187 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €53 a year, or €530 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.9 and SCOP 4.7 in the average climate: higher is better.