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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

TCL S12C6S0

A+++

Uses less electricity than 80% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €41 a year, €408 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€41 / year
+€225 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 22 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. TCL has 21 models in this group; this one is number 2 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 363 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 362 use less.

Median 184 This model · 144 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ LG H12S1D U12 / H12S1D NS1 144 kWh same
  2. A+++ Midea MSEPBU-12HRFN8-SET 144 kWh same
  3. A+++ TCL S12C6S0 144 kWh
  4. A+++ ECA FIV1224HE32 144 kWh same
  5. A+++ Clivet MEA1-P 35M + IEA1-P 35M 144 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period S12C6S0 NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €41 €1 −€40
5 years €204 €4 −€200
10 years €408 €8 −€399
15 years €612 €13 −€599

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 144 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 793 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.6 825
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 793
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+++ TCL S12C6S0 (this model)
3.5 kW8.5 144 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €40 €399
3.0 kW9.3 102 €12 €119
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €116
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €116
3.0 kW9.0 112 €9 €91

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.6 / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.6 kW
Yearly cooling
144 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
793 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
52 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by TCL under one model number.

S12C6S0

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

Questions

How much does the TCL S12C6S0 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 144 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €41 a year, or €408 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.5 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.