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Split air conditioners · 3.6 kW · cooling and heating

Samsung AR40H12C1AMN/AR40H12C1AMX

A++

Uses less electricity than 5% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €60 a year, €598 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€60 / year
+€274 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 95 % of them need less. Fuji Electric ROH12KHCBN/RSH12KHCBN, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €27 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Samsung has 20 models in this group; this one is number 19 among them. Samsung sells the same label values under other model names: AR40F12C0AMNSK/AR40F12C0AMXSK.

Where it stands

Rank 2,877 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 2,876 use less.

Median 184 This model · 211 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Airfan AF6VI-12WFI/AF6VO-12 211 kWh same
  2. A++ Samsung AR40F12C0AMNSK/AR40F12C0AMXSK 211 kWh same
  3. A++ Samsung AR40H12C1AMN/AR40H12C1AMX 211 kWh
  4. A++ Frigicoll KLKIM-35(12)-MN8S3/KLKO-35(12)-MN8S3 211 kWh same
  5. A++ Meireles MAC 12 W 211 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period AR40H12C1AMN/AR40H12C1AMX ROH12KHCBN/RSH12KHCBN Difference
1 year €60 €33 −€27
5 years €299 €163 −€136
10 years €598 €326 −€272
15 years €896 €489 −€408

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 211 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 969 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++ Samsung AR40H12C1AMN/AR40H12C1AMX (this model)
3.6 kW6.1 211 — —
3.5 kW10.6 115 €27 €272
3.5 kW10.6 115 €27 €272
3.5 kW10.6 115 €27 €272
3.4 kW9.7 123 €25 €249
3.4 kW9.7 123 €25 €249

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 3.9 / –
Cooling design load
3.6 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.7 kW
Yearly cooling
211 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
969 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
55 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

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

AR40H12C1AMN/AR40H12C1AMX · AR40H12C1BMN/AR40H12C1BMX

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

Questions

How much does the Samsung AR40H12C1AMN/AR40H12C1AMX cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 211 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €60 a year, or €598 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.