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Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Rotenso VM50Xi R16 / VM50Xo R16

A++

Uses less electricity than 13% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €83 a year, €833 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.3
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€83 / year
+€406 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 87 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €46 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Rotenso has 78 models in this group; this one is number 62 among them. Rotenso sells the same label values under other model names: VCC50X R15/VO50Xo R15, VCS50Xi R15/VO50Xo R15, VM50Xi R15/VM50Xo R15 and 2 more.

Where it stands

Rank 4,362 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 4,361 use less.

Median 254 This model · 294 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Rotenso VCS50Xi R15/VO50Xo R15 294 kWh same
  2. A++ Rotenso VM50Xi R15/VM50Xo R15 294 kWh same
  3. A++ Rotenso VM50Xi R16 / VM50Xo R16 294 kWh
  4. A++ Gree GFH18CBXD-S6DNA1C 294 kWh same
  5. A++ Gree GUD50PS1/A-S + GUD50W1/NhA-S 294 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period VM50Xi R16 / VM50Xo R16 LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €83 €37 −€46
5 years €416 €185 −€231
10 years €833 €371 −€462
15 years €1,249 €556 −€692

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 294 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,435 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 1,238
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.1 1,435
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.1 3,997

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++ Rotenso VM50Xi R16 / VM50Xo R16 (this model)
5.3 kW6.3 294 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €46 €462
5.3 kW7.0 132 €46 €459
5.3 kW7.0 132 €46 €459
5.8 kW2.5 151 €40 €405
5.8 kW2.5 151 €40 €405

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.1 / 3.1
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.1 kW
Yearly cooling
294 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,435 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
54 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

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

VM50Xi R16 / VM50Xo R16 · VP50Xi R16 / VP50Xo R16

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

Questions

How much does the Rotenso VM50Xi R16 / VM50Xo R16 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 294 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €83 a year, or €833 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.3 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.