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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Nuvelle NPL 12INV

A++

Uses less electricity than 46% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €52 a year, €524 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.6
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.3
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€52 / year
+€246 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 1 % above the typical 184 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.3) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Nuvelle has 6 models in this group; this one is number 3 among them. On the register since 2022 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,646 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 1,645 use less.

Median 184 This model · 185 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Mitsubishi Electric MFZ-KT35VGK / SUZ-M35VA2-ET 185 kWh same
  2. A++ Panasonic S-3650PF3E / U-36PZH3E5 185 kWh same
  3. A++ Nuvelle NPL 12INV 185 kWh
  4. A++ Mitsubishi Electric MFZ-KT35VG / SUZ-M35VA 185 kWh same
  5. A++ Qlima S 3731 185 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period NPL 12INV NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €52 €1 −€52
5 years €262 €4 −€258
10 years €524 €8 −€515
15 years €786 €13 −€773

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 185 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 867 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++ Nuvelle NPL 12INV (this model)
3.5 kW6.6 185 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €52 €515
3.0 kW9.3 102 €24 €235
3.0 kW8.8 103 €23 €232
3.0 kW8.8 103 €23 €232
3.0 kW9.0 112 €21 €207

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.6
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.3 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.7 kW
Yearly cooling
185 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
867 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
52 / 58 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Nuvelle under one model number.

NPL 12INV

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

Questions

How much does the Nuvelle NPL 12INV cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 185 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €52 a year, or €524 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.6 and SCOP 4.3 in the average climate: higher is better.