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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.1 kW · cooling and heating

SVAN181

A++

Uses less electricity than 26% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €80 a year, €801 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.3
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€80 / year
+€446 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 11 % above the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Svan has 4 models in this group; this one is number 2 among them. On the register since 2021 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 3,730 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 3,729 use less.

Median 254 This model · 283 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries LMC18Z6-W_LMK18Z6L-W 283 kWh same
  2. A++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC50ZSP-W_SRK50ZSP-W 283 kWh same
  3. A++ SVAN181 283 kWh
  4. A++ Arielli ASW-H18B4/FGR3DI-EU 283 kWh same
  5. A++ Nobu NBTR-VI32-18 / NBTR-VO32-18 283 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period SVAN181 LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €80 €37 −€43
5 years €401 €185 −€215
10 years €801 €371 −€430
15 years €1,202 €556 −€646

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 283 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,575 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++ SVAN181 (this model)
5.1 kW6.3 283 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €43 €430
5.3 kW7.0 132 €43 €428
5.3 kW7.0 132 €43 €428
4.5 kW9.1 174 €31 €309
4.5 kW8.7 181 €29 €289

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
5.1 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.5 kW
Yearly cooling
283 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,575 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
53 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Svan under one model number.

SVAN181

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

Questions

How much does the SVAN181 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 283 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €80 a year, or €801 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.3 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.