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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

TCL M18S1S3 MN18SS3 MT1813

A++

Uses less electricity than 33% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €77 a year, €773 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€77 / year
+€387 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 7 % 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. TCL has 21 models in this group; this one is number 7 among them. TCL sells the same label values under other model names: MN18D1W2 MN18DW2 MT1813.

Where it stands

Rank 3,330 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 3,329 use less.

Median 254 This model · 273 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ AUX-18QG 273 kWh same
  2. A++ Zeniro KWSMI-09IR32HFAE(J)X2 KWSMO-18IR32HFAE 273 kWh same
  3. A++ TCL M18S1S3 MN18SS3 MT1813 273 kWh
  4. A++ TCL MN18D1W2 MN18DW2 MT1813 273 kWh same
  5. A++ Sevra Sev-18JO 273 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period M18S1S3 MN18SS3 MT1813 LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €77 €37 −€40
5 years €387 €185 −€201
10 years €773 €371 −€402
15 years €1,160 €556 −€603

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 273 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,365 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++ TCL M18S1S3 MN18SS3 MT1813 (this model)
5.0 kW6.1 273 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €40 €402
5.3 kW7.0 132 €40 €399
5.3 kW7.0 132 €40 €399
4.5 kW9.1 174 €28 €280
4.5 kW8.7 181 €26 €261

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.9 kW
Yearly cooling
273 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,365 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by TCL under one model number.

M18S1S3 MN18SS3 MT1813

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

Questions

How much does the TCL M18S1S3 MN18SS3 MT1813 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 273 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €77 a year, or €773 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.