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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 4.2 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic CS-Z42XKEW / CU-Z42XKE

A++

Uses less electricity than 83% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €59 a year, €595 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.0
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€59 / year
+€340 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 17 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). 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 20 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 781 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 780 use less.

Median 254 This model · 210 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ LG MU2R17 U12/MJ07PC NSJ 210 kWh same
  2. A++ LG MU2RW17 U12 210 kWh same
  3. A++ Panasonic CS-Z42XKEW / CU-Z42XKE 210 kWh
  4. A++ Hisense 2AMW42U4RRA 210 kWh same
  5. A++ Haier AS42S2SF1FA-MB3 / 1U42S2SM1FA 210 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CS-Z42XKEW / CU-Z42XKE 7733704026 Difference
1 year €59 €41 −€19
5 years €297 €204 −€93
10 years €595 €408 −€187
15 years €892 €612 −€280

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 210 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,200 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-Z42XKEW / CU-Z42XKE (this model)
4.2 kW7.0 210 — —
4.0 kW8.5 144 €19 €187
4.0 kW8.5 144 €19 €187
4.1 kW2.6 145 €18 €184
4.2 kW9.9 148 €18 €176
4.2 kW9.9 148 €18 €176

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.2 / –
Cooling design load
4.2 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.6 kW
Yearly cooling
210 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,200 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
59 / 64 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Panasonic under one model number.

CS-Z42XKEW / CU-Z42XKE

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic CS-Z42XKEW / CU-Z42XKE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 210 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €59 a year, or €595 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.0 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.