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Split air conditioners · 3.6 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic S-36PU2E5B / U-36PZH2E5

A+++

Uses less electricity than 74% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €42 a year, €419 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
5.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€42 / year
+€280 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 20 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 5.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Panasonic has 85 models in this group; this one is number 20 among them. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 781 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 780 use less.

Median 184 This model · 148 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ AIWA-MU35 IN/OUT 148 kWh same
  2. A+++ AIWA-SA35IN/SA35OUT 148 kWh same
  3. A+++ Panasonic S-36PU2E5B / U-36PZH2E5 148 kWh
  4. A+++ Rotenso AHP35X R16/AHP35Xo R16 148 kWh same
  5. A++ Fujitsu AOEH12KVCC/AGEH12KVCCL 149 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period S-36PU2E5B / U-36PZH2E5 ROH12KHCBN/RSH12KHCBN Difference
1 year €42 €33 −€9
5 years €210 €163 −€47
10 years €419 €326 −€93
15 years €629 €489 −€140

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 148 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 988 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-36PU2E5B / U-36PZH2E5 (this model)
3.6 kW8.5 148 — —
3.5 kW10.6 115 €9 €93
3.5 kW10.6 115 €9 €93
3.5 kW10.6 115 €9 €93
3.4 kW9.7 123 €7 €71
3.4 kW9.7 123 €7 €71

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A+++
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 5.1 / –
Cooling design load
3.6 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.6 kW
Yearly cooling
148 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
988 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
45 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Panasonic under one model number.

S-36PU2E5B / U-36PZH2E5

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic S-36PU2E5B / U-36PZH2E5 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 148 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €42 a year, or €419 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.5 and SCOP 5.1 in the average climate: higher is better.