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Split air conditioners · 3.4 kW · cooling and heating

Zephir ZEM12000MY23

A++

Uses less electricity than 24% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €55 a year, €552 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€55 / year
+€238 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 76 % of them need less. Kadeer Electrical NF-ST30CR, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €54 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Zephir has 18 models in this group; this one is number 7 among them. Zephir sells the same label values under other model names: ZTQ12000WIFIMY23, ZER12000 MY24, ZTQ12000WIFI MY24 and 1 more.

Where it stands

Rank 2,092 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 2,091 use less.

Median 184 This model · 195 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Vortis VIP12000 MY24 195 kWh same
  2. A++ Philco PAC-12E 195 kWh same
  3. A++ Zephir ZEM12000MY23 195 kWh
  4. A++ Zephir ZER12000 MY24 195 kWh same
  5. A++ Zephir ZT3212000 MY24 195 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period ZEM12000MY23 NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €55 €1 −€54
5 years €276 €4 −€272
10 years €552 €8 −€544
15 years €828 €13 −€816

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 195 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 840 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++ Zephir ZEM12000MY23 (this model)
3.4 kW6.1 195 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €54 €544
3.0 kW9.3 102 €26 €263
3.0 kW8.8 103 €26 €261
3.0 kW8.8 103 €26 €261
3.0 kW9.0 112 €24 €235

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
3.4 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.4 kW
Yearly cooling
195 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
840 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
52 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

3 model numbers are registered by Zephir with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

ZEM12000MY23 · ZER12000MY23 · ZTQ12000MY23

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

Questions

How much does the Zephir ZEM12000MY23 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 195 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €55 a year, or €552 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.