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Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Equation MSABDU-18HRFN1-QRD0GW(B)

A++

Uses less electricity than 20% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €82 a year, €821 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.4
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€82 / year
+€387 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 80 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €45 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Of 9 Equation models in this group, it ranks last. On the register since 2020 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 4,028 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 4,027 use less.

Median 254 This model · 290 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Bosch 7736503901 290 kWh same
  2. A++ Bosch 8731689546 290 kWh same
  3. A++ Equation MSABDU-18HRFN1-QRD0GW(B) 290 kWh
  4. A++ Mitsui MSFX18HL24 290 kWh same
  5. A++ Artel AGFX18RL24 290 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period MSABDU-18HRFN1-QRD0GW(B) LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €82 €37 −€45
5 years €411 €185 −€225
10 years €821 €371 −€450
15 years €1,232 €556 −€675

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 290 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,366 kWh / yr

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++ Equation MSABDU-18HRFN1-QRD0GW(B) (this model)
5.3 kW6.4 290 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €45 €450
5.3 kW7.0 132 €45 €447
5.3 kW7.0 132 €45 €447
5.8 kW2.5 151 €39 €394
5.8 kW2.5 151 €39 €394

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.4
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.1 / –
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.0 kW
Yearly cooling
290 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,366 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R-410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Equation under one model number.

MSABDU-18HRFN1-QRD0GW(B)

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

Questions

How much does the Equation MSABDU-18HRFN1-QRD0GW(B) cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 290 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €82 a year, or €821 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.4 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.