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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Samsung AR70F12C1AWN/AR70F12C1AWX

A+++

Uses less electricity than 88% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €40 a year, €402 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.6
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€40 / year
+€198 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 23 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.8) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Samsung has 20 models in this group; this one is number 5 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 314 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 313 use less.

Median 184 This model · 142 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Arielli ASW-12CPC 142 kWh same
  2. A+++ Morris WFIN-35184 / WFOD-35185 142 kWh same
  3. A+++ Samsung AR70F12C1AWN/AR70F12C1AWX 142 kWh
  4. A+++ Kältebringer KBO12-R290 142 kWh same
  5. A+++ Tarrington House TH-H12A4/TH3DI 142 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period AR70F12C1AWN/AR70F12C1AWX NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €40 €1 −€39
5 years €201 €4 −€197
10 years €402 €8 −€394
15 years €603 €13 −€590

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 142 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 700 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.7 319
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.8 700
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) — —

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 AR70F12C1AWN/AR70F12C1AWX (this model)
3.5 kW8.6 142 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €39 €394
3.0 kW9.3 102 €11 €113
3.0 kW8.8 103 €11 €110
3.0 kW8.8 103 €11 €110
3.0 kW9.0 112 €8 €85

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.6
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.7 / 4.8 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.4 kW
Yearly cooling
142 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
700 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
58 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

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

AR70F12C1AWN/AR70F12C1AWX · AR70F12C1ABN/AR70F12C1AWX · AR70H12C1ABN/AR70H12C1AWX · AR70H12C1AWN/AR70H12C1AWX

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

Questions

How much does the Samsung AR70F12C1AWN/AR70F12C1AWX cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 142 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €40 a year, or €402 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.6 and SCOP 4.8 in the average climate: higher is better.