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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Kaeltemacher KM32-12000BTU-QC

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
+€224 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. It is the only Kaeltemacher model in this group.

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+++ Beko BEEPGH 120 / BEEPGH 121 8504253200 144 kWh same
  2. A+++ Beko BEEPGH125/BEEPGH126 8512193200 144 kWh same
  3. A+++ Kaeltemacher KM32-12000BTU-QC 144 kWh
  4. A+++ FREEO35EW PLUS/FREEO35CW PLUS R-32 144 kWh same
  5. A+++ Azuri AZI-WM35VB 144 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period KM32-12000BTU-QC NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €41 €1 −€40
5 years €204 €4 −€200
10 years €408 €8 −€399
15 years €612 €13 −€599

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 144 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 791 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+++ Kaeltemacher KM32-12000BTU-QC (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
– / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.5 kW
Yearly cooling
144 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
791 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
53 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

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

KM32-12000BTU-QC · KM32-12000BTU

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

Questions

How much does the Kaeltemacher KM32-12000BTU-QC 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.