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Split air conditioners · 5.2 kW · cooling and heating

Inventor L5VI32-18WFRC/L5VO32-18

A++

Uses less electricity than 48% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €72 a year, €725 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.1
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€72 / year
+€406 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 1 % above the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Inventor has 87 models in this group; this one is number 19 among them. Inventor sells the same label values under other model names: L5VI32-18WFR/L5VO32-18, O3MVI32-18WiFiR/O3MVO32-18, PR1VI32-18WF/PR1VO32-18 and 1 more. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 2,591 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 2,590 use less.

Median 254 This model · 256 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ REMKO SKW 521 DC 256 kWh same
  2. A++ Arielli ARSIN18R32-S 256 kWh same
  3. A++ Inventor L5VI32-18WFRC/L5VO32-18 256 kWh
  4. A++ Inventor L5VI32-18WFR/L5VO32-18 256 kWh same
  5. A++ Inventor O3MVI32-18WiFiR/O3MVO32-18 256 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period L5VI32-18WFRC/L5VO32-18 LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €72 €37 −€35
5 years €362 €185 −€177
10 years €725 €371 −€354
15 years €1,087 €556 −€531

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 256 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,435 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++ Inventor L5VI32-18WFRC/L5VO32-18 (this model)
5.2 kW7.1 256 — —
A+++ Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 compare
5.1 kW9.4 131 €35 €354
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €35 €351
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 PLUS compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €35 €351
A+ Panasonic CS-E9PD3EA / CU-E9PD3EA compare
5.8 kW2.5 151 €30 €297
A+ Panasonic CS-E9PB4EA / CU-E9PB4EA compare
5.8 kW2.5 151 €30 €297

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
5.2 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.1 kW
Yearly cooling
256 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,435 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
55 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Inventor under one model number.

L5VI32-18WFRC/L5VO32-18

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

Questions

How much does the Inventor L5VI32-18WFRC/L5VO32-18 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 256 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €72 a year, or €725 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.1 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.