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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Ekokai DPA71FGX

A++

Uses less electricity than 0% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €90 a year, €903 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.8
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€90 / year
+€466 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 100 % of them need less. Kadeer Electrical NF-ST30CR, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €89 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Of 5 Ekokai models in this group, it ranks last. On the register since 2022 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 3,066 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 3,065 use less.

Median 184 This model · 319 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Konsi KN-LC-12CS-4A 280 kWh −€11.04
  2. A++ Konsi KN-LC12CS-T 303 kWh −€4.53
  3. A++ Ekokai DPA71FGX 319 kWh
  4. A+++ Logitex LX 35 431 kWh +€31.72
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period DPA71FGX NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €90 €1 −€89
5 years €452 €4 −€447
10 years €903 €8 −€895
15 years €1,355 €13 −€1,342

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 319 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,645 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.4 1,290
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 1,645
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++ Ekokai DPA71FGX (this model)
3.5 kW6.8 319 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €89 €895
3.0 kW9.3 102 €61 €615
3.0 kW8.8 103 €61 €612
3.0 kW8.8 103 €61 €612
3.0 kW9.0 112 €59 €586

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.4 / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.7 kW
Yearly cooling
319 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,645 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Ekokai under one model number.

DPA71FGX

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

Questions

How much does the Ekokai DPA71FGX cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 319 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €90 a year, or €903 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.8 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.