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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

VOX IHD12-SIPMW

A+++

Uses less electricity than 73% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €42 a year, €422 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.2
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.3
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€42 / year
+€257 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 19 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.3) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. VOX has 18 models in this group; this one is number 2 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 795 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 794 use less.

Median 184 This model · 149 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Sinclair SOM-12BS3+SIM-18BS3B 149 kWh same
  2. A++ Fujitsu AOYG12KVCA/AGYG12KVCA 149 kWh same
  3. A+++ VOX IHD12-SIPMW 149 kWh
  4. A++ Hisense 2AMW35U4RGC 149 kWh same
  5. A++ Fuji Electric ROG12KVCA/RGG12KVCA 149 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period IHD12-SIPMW NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €42 €1 −€41
5 years €211 €4 −€207
10 years €422 €8 −€413
15 years €633 €13 −€620

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 149 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 908 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+++ VOX IHD12-SIPMW (this model)
3.5 kW8.2 149 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €41 €413
3.0 kW9.3 102 €13 €133
3.0 kW8.8 103 €13 €130
3.0 kW8.8 103 €13 €130
3.0 kW9.0 112 €10 €105

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.2
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.3 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.8 kW
Yearly cooling
149 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
908 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
54 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by VOX under one model number.

IHD12-SIPMW

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

Questions

How much does the VOX IHD12-SIPMW cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 149 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €42 a year, or €422 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.2 and SCOP 4.3 in the average climate: higher is better.