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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Inventor MFVI-12WFI/MFVO-12

A+++

Uses less electricity than 80% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €41 a year, €408 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€41 / year
+€242 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 22 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Inventor has 70 models in this group; this one is number 5 among them. Inventor sells the same label values under other model names: EMPVI-12WFI/EMPVO-12, EMPVI(W)-12WFI/EMPVO(W)-12. On the register since 2022 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 363 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 362 use less.

Median 184 This model · 144 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Inventor EMPVI-12WFI/EMPVO-12 144 kWh same
  2. A+++ Inventor EMPVI(W)-12WFI/EMPVO(W)-12 144 kWh same
  3. A+++ Inventor MFVI-12WFI/MFVO-12 144 kWh
  4. A+++ Inventor ΝECUVI-12WFI/ΝECUVO-12 144 kWh same
  5. A+++ Inventor NPVI-12WFI/NPVO-12 144 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period MFVI-12WFI/MFVO-12 NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €41 €1 −€40
5 years €204 €4 −€200
10 years €408 €8 −€399
15 years €612 €13 −€599

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 144 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 854 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 768
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 854
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+++ Inventor MFVI-12WFI/MFVO-12 (this model)
3.5 kW8.5 144 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €40 €399
3.0 kW9.3 102 €12 €119
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €116
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €116
3.0 kW9.0 112 €9 €91

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.8 kW
Yearly cooling
144 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
854 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
55 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Inventor under one model number.

MFVI-12WFI/MFVO-12

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

Questions

How much does the Inventor MFVI-12WFI/MFVO-12 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 144 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €41 a year, or €408 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.5 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.