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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 6.1 kW · cooling and heating

Midea 2*EF-12RD1L/M3O-21N8

A++

Uses less electricity than 94% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €85 a year, €850 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.0
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€85 / year
+€488 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 25 % below the typical 402 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Midea has 126 models in this group; this one is number 14 among them. Registered in Jul 2026, one of the newer models in its group.

Where it stands

Rank 587 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 586 use less.

Median 402 This model · 300 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RPE + RAK-50RPE 299 kWh −€0.28
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-35RXE + RAK-50RPE 299 kWh −€0.28
  3. A++ Midea 2*EF-12RD1L/M3O-21N8 300 kWh
  4. A+++ Chigo CHSCPLUS24 300 kWh same
  5. A++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM71ZS-W_SRK20ZSX-Wx4 300 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 2*EF-12RD1L/M3O-21N8 SCM50ZS-W_SRK20ZSX-Wx3 Difference
1 year €85 €56 −€29
5 years €425 €282 −€143
10 years €850 €564 −€286
15 years €1,274 €845 −€429

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 300 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,723 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.5 1,707
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.9 1,723
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++ Midea 2*EF-12RD1L/M3O-21N8 (this model)
6.1 kW7.0 300 — —
A+++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM50ZS-W_SRK20ZSX-Wx3 compare
6.0 kW8.8 199 €29 €286
A++ Midea EZ-18RD6-I / MX4H-18RD6 compare
6.1 kW7.1 206 €27 €266
A++ Midea EZB-18RD6-I / MX4H-18RD6 compare
6.1 kW7.1 206 €27 €266
A+++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM60ZS-W_SRK20ZSX-Wx3 compare
6.0 kW8.8 239 €17 €173
A+++ AUX ASW-H24F4/C SERIES-EU compare
6.1 kW8.7 246 €15 €153

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A
SEER
7.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.5 / 3.9 / –
Cooling design load
6.1 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.9 kW
Yearly cooling
300 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,723 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
63 / 67 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Midea under one model number.

2*EF-12RD1L/M3O-21N8

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

Questions

How much does the Midea 2*EF-12RD1L/M3O-21N8 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 300 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €85 a year, or €850 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.0 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.