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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.2 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic CS-MZ16TKE + CS-MZ16TKE + CS-Z20TKEW / CU-3Z52TBE

A+++

Uses less electricity than 78% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €61 a year, €606 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€61 / year
+€472 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 16 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.2) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Panasonic has 101 models in this group; this one is number 24 among them. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 916 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 915 use less.

Median 254 This model · 214 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Daikin CTXM15R5V1B / FDXM35F3V1B9 / 2MXM40N2V1B 214 kWh same
  2. A++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZSX-S_SRK50ZSX-W 214 kWh same
  3. A+++ Panasonic CS-MZ16TKE + CS-MZ16TKE + CS-Z20TKEW / CU-3Z52TBE 214 kWh
  4. A+++ Daikin ATXM35M2V1B / ATXM50M2V1B / 3AMXM52M3V1B 214 kWh same
  5. A+++ Daikin ATXM35M2V1B / ATXM35M2V1B / 3AMXM52M3V1B 214 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CS-MZ16TKE + CS-MZ16TKE + CS-Z20TKEW / CU-3Z52TBE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €61 €37 −€24
5 years €303 €185 −€118
10 years €606 €371 −€235
15 years €909 €556 −€353

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 214 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,667 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+++ Panasonic CS-MZ16TKE + CS-MZ16TKE + CS-Z20TKEW / CU-3Z52TBE (this model)
5.2 kW8.5 214 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €24 €235
5.3 kW7.0 132 €23 €232
5.3 kW7.0 132 €23 €232
5.8 kW2.5 151 €18 €178
5.8 kW2.5 151 €18 €178

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A+
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.2 / –
Cooling design load
5.2 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.0 kW
Yearly cooling
214 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,667 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
54 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Panasonic under one model number.

CS-MZ16TKE + CS-MZ16TKE + CS-Z20TKEW / CU-3Z52TBE

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic CS-MZ16TKE + CS-MZ16TKE + CS-Z20TKEW / CU-3Z52TBE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 214 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €61 a year, or €606 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.5 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.