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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Midea MCAU-35(12)N8Q-2

A++

Uses less electricity than 53% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €51 a year, €510 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.8
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€51 / year
+€261 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 2 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Midea has 96 models in this group; this one is number 66 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 1,376 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 1,375 use less.

Median 184 This model · 180 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Frezzer 103150350 NORDIC K12 WMS AIRCON 180 kWh same
  2. A++ Panasonic CS-TZ35WKEW / CU-TZ35WKE 180 kWh same
  3. A++ Midea MCAU-35(12)N8Q-2 180 kWh
  4. A++ Animair IDU-A35N1 / ODU-A35N1 180 kWh same
  5. A++ Bosch ASI12AW30/ASO12AW30 180 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period MCAU-35(12)N8Q-2 NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €51 €1 −€50
5 years €255 €4 −€251
10 years €510 €8 −€501
15 years €765 €13 −€752

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 180 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 922 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++ Midea MCAU-35(12)N8Q-2 (this model)
3.5 kW6.8 180 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €50 €501
3.0 kW9.3 102 €22 €221
3.0 kW8.8 103 €22 €218
3.0 kW8.8 103 €22 €218
3.0 kW9.0 112 €19 €193

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.1 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.7 kW
Yearly cooling
180 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
922 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
55 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Midea under one model number.

MCAU-35(12)N8Q-2

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

Questions

How much does the Midea MCAU-35(12)N8Q-2 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 180 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €51 a year, or €510 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.8 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.