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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

VOX IMA12-UVCW

A+++

Uses less electricity than 75% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €41 a year, €411 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.7
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.7
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€41 / year
+€242 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 21 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.7) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Of 18 VOX models in this group, it is the most efficient.

Where it stands

Rank 590 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 589 use less.

Median 184 This model · 145 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Thermex 606.21.1200.2 145 kWh same
  2. A+++ Thermex 606.21.8001.2 145 kWh same
  3. A+++ VOX IMA12-UVCW 145 kWh
  4. A+++ Arielli ASW-12CPHZ 145 kWh same
  5. A+++ Zephir ZAR12000WIFI MY24 145 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period IMA12-UVCW NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €41 €1 −€40
5 years €205 €4 −€201
10 years €411 €8 −€402
15 years €616 €13 −€603

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 145 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 853 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 IMA12-UVCW (this model)
3.5 kW8.7 145 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €40 €402
3.0 kW9.3 102 €12 €122
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €119
3.0 kW8.8 103 €12 €119
3.0 kW9.0 112 €9 €93

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A++
SEER
8.7
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.7 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.8 kW
Yearly cooling
145 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
853 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by VOX under one model number.

IMA12-UVCW

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

Questions

How much does the VOX IMA12-UVCW cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 145 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 €411 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.7 and SCOP 4.7 in the average climate: higher is better.