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Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Wide WDS18IUL5ECO-R32

A++

Uses less electricity than 35% 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, €767 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
1.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€77 / year
+€0 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 1.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Of 2 Wide models in this group, it is the most efficient.

Where it stands

Rank 3,299 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 3,298 use less.

Median 254 This model · 271 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Sanden Intercool Italy SND-18ALSI2S-ID / SND-18ALSI2-OD 271 kWh same
  2. A++ Sanden Intercool Italy SND-18ALSI3-ID / SND-18ALSI3-OD 271 kWh same
  3. A++ Wide WDS18IUL5ECO-R32 271 kWh
  4. A++ Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-M50JAL / SUZ-M50VA 271 kWh same
  5. A+ Hitachi RAM-53NP2B / RAK-18QXB + RAI-35QPB 271 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period WDS18IUL5ECO-R32 LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €77 €37 −€40
5 years €384 €185 −€198
10 years €767 €371 −€396
15 years €1,151 €556 −€595

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 271 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1 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++ Wide WDS18IUL5ECO-R32 (this model)
5.0 kW6.1 271 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €40 €396
5.3 kW7.0 132 €39 €394
5.3 kW7.0 132 €39 €394
4.5 kW9.1 174 €27 €275
4.5 kW8.7 181 €25 €255

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 1.0 / –
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
1.0 kW
Yearly cooling
271 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
44 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
Split Mural 1x1 IULAN 5 ECO 2.6 kW DC Inverter (GWP 1)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Wide under one model number.

WDS18IUL5ECO-R32

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

Questions

How much does the Wide WDS18IUL5ECO-R32 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 271 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 €767 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 1.0 in the average climate: higher is better.