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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 3.6 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic S-36PF1E5A / U-36PE2E5A

A+

Uses less electricity than 1% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €63 a year, €626 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.7
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€63 / year
+€366 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 99 % of them need less. Fuji Electric ROH12KHCBN/RSH12KHCBN, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €30 a year. 93% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Panasonic has 85 models in this group; this one is number 82 among them. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 2,959 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 2,958 use less.

Median 184 This model · 221 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Vind Scandinavia Caeli C-25 221 kWh same
  2. A++ MDV MSAFBU-12HRDNX-QRD0FGW X/MOX133-12HFN8-QRD0GW 221 kWh same
  3. A+ Panasonic S-36PF1E5A / U-36PE2E5A 221 kWh
  4. A+ Clivet S.IZ1+MZ1-Y 35M 221 kWh same
  5. A Hitachi RAM-36NP2A / RAK-18QPA + RAD-18RPA 221 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period S-36PF1E5A / U-36PE2E5A ROH12KHCBN/RSH12KHCBN Difference
1 year €63 €33 −€30
5 years €313 €163 −€150
10 years €626 €326 −€300
15 years €939 €489 −€450

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 221 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,292 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 S-36PF1E5A / U-36PE2E5A (this model)
3.6 kW5.7 221 — —
3.5 kW10.6 115 €30 €300
3.5 kW10.6 115 €30 €300
3.5 kW10.6 115 €30 €300
3.4 kW9.7 123 €28 €278
3.4 kW9.7 123 €28 €278

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A
SEER
5.7
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 3.9 / –
Cooling design load
3.6 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.6 kW
Yearly cooling
221 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,292 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
55 / 64 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Panasonic with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

S-36PF1E5A / U-36PE2E5A · S-36PF1E5B / U-36PE2E5A

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic S-36PF1E5A / U-36PE2E5A cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 221 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €63 a year, or €626 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.7 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.