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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Samsung AR70H12CAABN/AR70H12CAAWX

A+++

Uses less electricity than 93% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €39 a year, €385 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
9.0
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
5.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€39 / year
+€187 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 26 % 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. Of 20 Samsung models in this group, it is the most efficient.

Where it stands

Rank 167 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 166 use less.

Median 184 This model · 136 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Daikin FTXA35C2V1BW / RXA35A5V1B8 136 kWh same
  2. A+++ Daikin FTXA35C2V1BB / RXA35A5V1B9 136 kWh same
  3. A+++ Samsung AR70H12CAABN/AR70H12CAAWX 136 kWh
  4. A+++ Vaillant VAIH1-035WNO 136 kWh same
  5. A+++ Sylon SSDH-12K 136 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period AR70H12CAABN/AR70H12CAAWX NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €39 €1 −€38
5 years €193 €4 −€188
10 years €385 €8 −€377
15 years €578 €13 −€565

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 136 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 659 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 6.0 303
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 5.1 659
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 AR70H12CAABN/AR70H12CAAWX (this model)
3.5 kW9.0 136 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €38 €377
3.0 kW9.3 102 €10 €96
3.0 kW8.8 103 €9 €93
3.0 kW8.8 103 €9 €93
3.0 kW9.0 112 €7 €68

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A+++
SEER
9.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
6.0 / 5.1 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.4 kW
Yearly cooling
136 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
659 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
58 / 62 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.

AR70H12CAABN/AR70H12CAAWX · AR70H12CAAWN/AR70H12CAAWX

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

Questions

How much does the Samsung AR70H12CAABN/AR70H12CAAWX cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 136 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €39 a year, or €385 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 9.0 and SCOP 5.1 in the average climate: higher is better.