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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Midea CB1-18HRFN8-I - MX3-18RD1-CB

A++

Uses less electricity than 44% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €74 a year, €739 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.1
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€74 / year
+€406 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 3 % above the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Midea has 75 models in this group; this one is number 28 among them. Midea sells the same label values under other model names: CB1-18HRFN8-I / CB1-18HFNX-O, MSCB1CU-18HRFN8 / MOX301-18HFNX, CB1-18HRFN8-I/MOM-18NXD0.

Where it stands

Rank 2,795 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 2,794 use less.

Median 254 This model · 261 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Midea CB1-18HRFN8-I / CB1-18HFNX-O 261 kWh same
  2. A++ Midea CB1-18HRFN8-I/MOM-18NXD0 261 kWh same
  3. A++ Midea CB1-18HRFN8-I - MX3-18RD1-CB 261 kWh
  4. A++ Midea MSCB1CU-18HRFN8 / MOX301-18HFNX 261 kWh same
  5. A++ Vivax ACP-18CT50AERIs R32 261 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CB1-18HRFN8-I - MX3-18RD1-CB LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €74 €37 −€37
5 years €370 €185 −€184
10 years €739 €371 −€368
15 years €1,109 €556 −€552

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 261 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,434 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 1,235
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.1 1,434
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 CB1-18HRFN8-I - MX3-18RD1-CB (this model)
5.3 kW7.1 261 — —
A+++ Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 compare
5.1 kW9.4 131 €37 €368
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €37 €365
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 PLUS compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €37 €365
A+ Panasonic CS-E9PD3EA / CU-E9PD3EA compare
5.8 kW2.5 151 €31 €312
A+ Panasonic CS-E9PB4EA / CU-E9PB4EA compare
5.8 kW2.5 151 €31 €312

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.1 / –
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.2 kW
Yearly cooling
261 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,434 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Midea under one model number.

CB1-18HRFN8-I - MX3-18RD1-CB

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

Questions

How much does the Midea CB1-18HRFN8-I - MX3-18RD1-CB cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 261 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €74 a year, or €739 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.1 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.