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Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Ferroli AIR 18 3.2

A++

Uses less electricity than 24% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €81 a year, €807 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€81 / year
+€482 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 76 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €44 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. Ferroli has 24 models in this group; this one is number 9 among them. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 3,796 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 3,795 use less.

Median 254 This model · 285 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ FREEO50WE-CST/FREEO50WC 285 kWh same
  2. A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima AIR 18 3.2 285 kWh same
  3. A++ Ferroli AIR 18 3.2 285 kWh
  4. A++ De Dietrich 7723133 - EMSCO 50 285 kWh same
  5. A++ Mitsubishi Electric PLA-M50EA / SUZ-M50VA 285 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period AIR 18 3.2 LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €81 €37 −€44
5 years €404 €185 −€218
10 years €807 €371 −€436
15 years €1,211 €556 −€654

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 285 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,702 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++ Ferroli AIR 18 3.2 (this model)
5.0 kW6.1 285 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €44 €436
5.3 kW7.0 132 €43 €433
5.3 kW7.0 132 €43 €433
4.5 kW9.1 174 €31 €314
4.5 kW8.7 181 €29 €295

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.1 / –
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.0 kW
Yearly cooling
285 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,702 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
58 / 66 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Ferroli under one model number.

AIR 18 3.2

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

Questions

How much does the Ferroli AIR 18 3.2 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 285 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €81 a year, or €807 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.