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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

HJI-12C-A1

A++

Uses less electricity than 37% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €54 a year, €535 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€54 / year
+€246 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 3 % above the typical 184 kWh. 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. It is the only HJI model in this group.

Where it stands

Rank 1,814 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 1,813 use less.

Median 184 This model · 189 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-2F33VF4 / MSZ-AY15VGK + MSZ-LN18VG2 189 kWh same
  2. A++ Mitsubishi Electric MXZ-2F33VF5 / MSZ-AY15VGK2 + MSZ-LN18VG3 189 kWh same
  3. A++ HJI-12C-A1 189 kWh
  4. A++ Klimatsu KCAR-35-H1 189 kWh same
  5. A++ Klimatsu KDAR-35-H1 189 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period HJI-12C-A1 NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €54 €1 −€53
5 years €268 €4 −€263
10 years €535 €8 −€527
15 years €803 €13 −€790

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 189 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 867 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 684
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 867
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++ HJI-12C-A1 (this model)
3.5 kW6.1 189 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €53 €527
3.0 kW9.3 102 €25 €246
3.0 kW8.8 103 €24 €244
3.0 kW8.8 103 €24 €244
3.0 kW9.0 112 €22 €218

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.5 kW
Yearly cooling
189 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
867 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
54 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by HJI under one model number.

HJI-12C-A1

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

Questions

How much does the HJI-12C-A1 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 189 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €54 a year, or €535 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.