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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Diplomat DAC-120CAN

A++

Uses less electricity than 75% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €41 a year, €411 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€41 / year
+€224 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 21 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Of 10 Diplomat models in this group, it is the most efficient. Diplomat sells the same label values under other model names: DAW-120X Smart Winter.

Where it stands

Rank 590 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 589 use less.

Median 184 This model · 145 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ TCL S12C8S0 145 kWh same
  2. A+++ TCL TAC-12CHSD/FCI 145 kWh same
  3. A++ Diplomat DAC-120CAN 145 kWh
  4. A++ Diplomat DAW-120X Smart Winter 145 kWh same
  5. A+++ TCL TAC-12CHSD/UG11V3AHB 145 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period DAC-120CAN NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €41 €1 −€40
5 years €205 €4 −€201
10 years €411 €8 −€402
15 years €616 €13 −€603

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 145 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 792 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.6 825
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 792
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.4 2,162

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++ Diplomat DAC-120CAN (this model)
3.5 kW8.5 145 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €40 €402
3.0 kW9.3 102 €12 €122
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €119
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €119
3.0 kW9.0 112 €9 €93

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.6 / 4.6 / 3.4
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.6 kW
Yearly cooling
145 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
792 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
53 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Diplomat under one model number.

DAC-120CAN

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

Questions

How much does the Diplomat DAC-120CAN cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 145 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €41 a year, or €411 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.