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Split air conditioners · 10.6 kW · cooling and heating

Maxa CADS26R*4

A++

Uses less electricity than 9% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €174 a year, €1,736 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€174 / year
+€919 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 91 % of them need less. Gouku Information BEU404-SET-03, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €170 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.8) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Maxa has 38 models in this group; this one is number 31 among them. Maxa sells the same label values under other model names: CADS26R*5, FD4M105R with CADS26R*4. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 12,937 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 12,936 use less.

Median 402 This model · 613 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC100VNA_FDE50VHx2 613 kWh same
  2. A++ Midea M4O-36FN8-Q/MTIU-09HWFNX-QRD0W 613 kWh same
  3. A++ Maxa CADS26R*4 613 kWh
  4. A++ Maxa CADS26R*5 613 kWh same
  5. A++ Maxa FD4M105R with CADS26R*4 613 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CADS26R*4 BEU404-SET-03 Difference
1 year €174 €3 −€170
5 years €868 €16 −€852
10 years €1,736 €31 −€1,705
15 years €2,604 €47 −€2,557

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 613 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,246 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++ Maxa CADS26R*4 (this model)
10.6 kW6.1 613 — —
11.0 kW2.7 11 €170 €1,705
10.0 kW9.3 378 €67 €666
10.0 kW9.2 382 €65 €654
10.0 kW8.6 407 €58 €583
10.0 kW8.3 425 €53 €532

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 3.8 / –
Cooling design load
10.6 kW
Heating design load (average)
8.8 kW
Yearly cooling
613 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,246 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 67 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Maxa under one model number.

CADS26R*4

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

Questions

How much does the Maxa CADS26R*4 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 613 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €174 a year, or €1,736 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 3.8 in the average climate: higher is better.