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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Sensei SAC-12SKW/I

A++

Uses less electricity than 15% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €56 a year, €564 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€56 / year
+€226 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 85 % of them need less. Kadeer Electrical NF-ST30CR, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €56 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Of 3 Sensei models in this group, it ranks last.

Where it stands

Rank 2,555 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 2,554 use less.

Median 184 This model · 199 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Airton 409958 199 kWh same
  2. A+++ Allview SENSY 12 PRO 199 kWh same
  3. A++ Sensei SAC-12SKW/I 199 kWh
  4. A++ Daikin FBA50A2VEB9 / RZAG35B5V1B 199 kWh same
  5. A++ Daikin ATXQ35AMV1B / ARXQ35AMV1B 199 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period SAC-12SKW/I NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €56 €1 −€56
5 years €282 €4 −€278
10 years €564 €8 −€555
15 years €845 €13 −€833

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 199 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 799 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 1,016
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 799
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++ Sensei SAC-12SKW/I (this model)
3.5 kW6.1 199 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €56 €555
3.0 kW9.3 102 €27 €275
3.0 kW8.8 103 €27 €272
3.0 kW8.8 103 €27 €272
3.0 kW9.0 112 €25 €246

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.3 kW
Yearly cooling
199 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
799 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
55 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Sensei under one model number.

SAC-12SKW/I

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

Questions

How much does the Sensei SAC-12SKW/I cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 199 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €56 a year, or €564 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.