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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Portable air conditioners · 3.8 kW · cooling only

Smartwares PD-3886CH

A

Uses less electricity than 6% of the 848 portable air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €139 a year, €1,388 over ten years.

EER
2.6
Running cost
€139 / year
350 cooling hours
Per hour
€0.40
1.40 kWh

Uses more than most comparable models: 94 % of them need less. Hello Air HAAC-36, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €59 a year. Class A is the most common class in this group (92% of models). It is the only Smartwares model in this group.

Where it stands

Rank 480 of 848 portable air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 479 use less.

Median 455 This model · 490 250 750 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Beko BP112C 8891933200 490 kWh same
  2. A Beko BP412C 8511523200 490 kWh same
  3. A Smartwares PD-3886CH 490 kWh
  4. A Ströme Cooler 12 490 kWh same
  5. A RS PRO 187-5320 490 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period PD-3886CH HAAC-36 Difference
1 year €139 €79 −€59
5 years €694 €396 −€297
10 years €1,388 €793 −€595
15 years €2,082 €1,189 −€892

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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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 Smartwares PD-3886CH (this model)
3.8 kW— 490 — —
3.5 kW— 280 €59 €595
3.5 kW— 315 €50 €496
3.2 kW— 315 €50 €496
3.5 kW— 350 €40 €396
3.5 kW— 350 €40 €396

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / –
EER
2.6
Cooling design load
3.8 kW
Sound power indoor / outdoor
65 / – dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290 (GWP 3)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Smartwares under one model number.

PD-3886CH

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

Questions

How much does the Smartwares PD-3886CH cost to run?

At 350 cooling hours a year it uses about 490 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €139 a year, or €1,388 over ten years.