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Split air conditioners · 3.7 kW · cooling only

Sinclair ASW-12BI

A

Uses less electricity than 0% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €68 a year, €680 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.4
Typical 6.5
Cooling cost
€68 / year
one cooling season

Uses more than most comparable models: 100 % of them need less. Fuji Electric ROH12KHCBN/RSH12KHCBN, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €35 a year. 97% of comparable models reach a better class than A; the most common is A++. It only cools; there is no heating value on its label. Of 40 Sinclair models in this group, it ranks last.

Where it stands

Rank 3,032 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 3,031 use less.

Median 184 This model · 240 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Bosch 8733702321 240 kWh same
  2. A Fisher FWI-120BE-R 240 kWh same
  3. A Sinclair ASW-12BI 240 kWh
  4. A Aermec FK360 240 kWh same
  5. A Daitsu AKD-12AFDN 240 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period ASW-12BI ROH12KHCBN/RSH12KHCBN Difference
1 year €68 €33 −€35
5 years €340 €163 −€177
10 years €680 €326 −€354
15 years €1,020 €489 −€531

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 240 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 Sinclair ASW-12BI (this model)
3.7 kW5.4 240 — —
3.5 kW10.6 115 €35 €354
3.5 kW10.6 115 €35 €354
3.5 kW10.6 115 €35 €354
3.4 kW9.7 123 €33 €331
3.4 kW9.7 123 €33 €331

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / –
SEER
5.4
Cooling design load
3.7 kW
Yearly cooling
240 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
59 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Sinclair under one model number.

ASW-12BI

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

Questions

How much does the Sinclair ASW-12BI cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 240 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €68 a year, or €680 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.4: higher is better.