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This paper describes the characteristic of coefficient of performance (COP) of a household air-conditioner. We measured 13 air-conditioners installed in residences in Niigata by the simplified COP measurement technique. The results are as follows. (1) There are big difference between the actual COP and the catalog COP. Actual COP is higher than catalog COP for a cooling, and actual COP is lower than catalog COP for a heating period. (2) In this study, heating capacity of the air-conditioner is relatively smaller than cooling capacity. (3) Actual COP of heating period is smaller than actual COP of cooling period.