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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 2.5 kW · cooling and heating

LG HC09RK

A+++

Uses less electricity than 79% of the 2,545 split air conditioners, under 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €29 a year, €292 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€29 / year
+€241 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 21 % below the typical 130 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. LG has 57 models in this group; this one is number 11 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 410 of 2,545 split air conditioners, under 3 kW by yearly consumption. 409 use less.

Median 130 This model · 103 0 1,300 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Daikin FTXD25A5V1B / RXD25A5V1B 103 kWh same
  2. A+++ FREEO25EW PLUS/FREEO25CW PLUS R-32 103 kWh same
  3. A+++ LG HC09RK 103 kWh
  4. A+++ Midea AG16Black-09NXD6-I / AG16Black-09NXD6-O 103 kWh same
  5. A+++ Daikin ATXD25A5V1B / ARXD25A5V1B 103 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period HC09RK SRC20ZSX-WA_SRK20ZSX-W Difference
1 year €29 €20 −€9
5 years €146 €99 −€47
10 years €292 €198 −€93
15 years €438 €297 −€140

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 103 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 852 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.5 384
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 852
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+++ LG HC09RK (this model)
2.5 kW8.5 103 — —
2.0 kW10.0 70 €9 €93
2.0 kW10.0 70 €9 €93
2.0 kW9.8 71 €9 €91
2.0 kW9.8 71 €9 €91
2.0 kW9.8 71 €9 €91

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.5 / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
2.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.8 kW
Yearly cooling
103 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
852 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by LG under one model number.

HC09RK

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

Questions

How much does the LG HC09RK cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 103 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €29 a year, or €292 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.