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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Portable air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Nabo KA 12500

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Uses less electricity than 6% of the 848 portable air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €139 a year, €1,388 over ten years.

EER
2.6
Running cost
€139 / year
350 cooling hours
Per hour
€0.40
1.40 kWh

Uses more than most comparable models: 94 % of them need less. Hello Air HAAC-36, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €59 a year. Class A is the most common class in this group (92% of models). Nabo has 4 models in this group; this one is number 2 among them. On the register since 2020 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 480 of 848 portable air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 479 use less.

Median 455 This model · 490 250 750 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Haus & Luft HL-KP-20 490 kWh same
  2. A Bimar CP120 490 kWh same
  3. A Nabo KA 12500 490 kWh
  4. A Confort Line CLIM.3500BKT 490 kWh same
  5. A BLACK+DECKER BXAC12001E 490 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period KA 12500 HAAC-36 Difference
1 year €139 €79 −€59
5 years €694 €396 −€297
10 years €1,388 €793 −€595
15 years €2,082 €1,189 −€892

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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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 Nabo KA 12500 (this model)
3.5 kW— 490 — —
A Hello Air HAAC-36 compare
3.5 kW— 280 €59 €595
A+ De'Longhi PAC AP120 GENTLEJET compare
3.0 kW— 315 €50 €496
A++ Sencor SAC MT1238CH compare
3.5 kW— 315 €50 €496
A++ Hisense CBMR1206G/CBMR1206W compare
3.2 kW— 315 €50 €496
A++ TCL P12P6SW2F compare
3.5 kW— 350 €40 €396

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
EER
2.6
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Sound power indoor / outdoor
65 / – dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290 (GWP 3)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Nabo under one model number.

KA 12500

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

Questions

How much does the Nabo KA 12500 cost to run?

At 350 cooling hours a year it uses about 490 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €139 a year, or €1,388 over ten years.