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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Gree GWH18AFE-S6DBA5A,

A++

Uses less electricity than 53% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €70 a year, €700 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.5
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.4
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€70 / year
+€532 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 3 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.4) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Gree has 146 models in this group; this one is number 57 among them. Gree sells the same label values under other model names: GWH18QE-S6DBB2B.

Where it stands

Rank 2,265 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 2,264 use less.

Median 254 This model · 247 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Almison ALM18AXR32 247 kWh same
  2. A++ Daikin ATXF25G5V1B / ATXF25G5V1B / 2AMXF50A2V1B 247 kWh same
  3. A++ Gree GWH18AFE-S6DBA5A, 247 kWh
  4. A++ Gree GWH18QE-S6DBB2B 247 kWh same
  5. A++ Hyundai HRP-M18RI/4 + HRP-M18RO/2 247 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period GWH18AFE-S6DBA5A, LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €70 €37 −€33
5 years €350 €185 −€164
10 years €700 €371 −€329
15 years €1,049 €556 −€493

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 247 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,877 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 1,757
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.4 1,877
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.4 4,447

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++ Gree GWH18AFE-S6DBA5A, (this model)
5.3 kW7.5 247 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €33 €329
5.3 kW7.0 132 €33 €326
5.3 kW7.0 132 €33 €326
5.8 kW2.5 151 €27 €272
5.8 kW2.5 151 €27 €272

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.4 / 3.4
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.9 kW
Yearly cooling
247 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,877 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

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

GWH18AFE-S6DBA5A, · GWH18AFE-S6DBA5A

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

Questions

How much does the Gree GWH18AFE-S6DBA5A, cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 247 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €70 a year, or €700 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.5 and SCOP 4.4 in the average climate: higher is better.