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Cooling only portable air conditioner
De'Longhi PAC AP140i Air Conditioner
De'Longhi PAC AP140i is a 3.7 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC9935).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 1,075 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $344 / year
- $29 / month · $3,440 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.7 kW cooling
5% less electricity than the median of 61 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (1,130 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 74% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 76% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the mixed zone (Richmond NSW climate: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth). Mixed climate zone shown by default (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth); switch to cold or hot. Cost = kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
De'Longhi PAC AP140i running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 698 | $223 | $2,234 |
| Mixed zone | 1,075 | $344 | $3,440 |
| Hot zone | 2,876 | $920 | $9,203 |
At 32c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
Air conditioners that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 3.7 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NYBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 | |
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NZBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 | |
| De'Longhi PAC AP130i3.3 kW cooling869 kWh/yr | 0 | $278 | |
| Westinghouse WPV127CR1WA3.4 kW cooling924 kWh/yr | 0 | $296 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC3553.5 kW cooling949 kWh/yr | 0 | $304 |
Air conditioners similar to the De'Longhi PAC AP140i
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwt WAP-23AAU3.7 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 | |
| Nwt WAP-23AAUW3.7 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 | |
| Dimplex DCP40EB3.8 kW cooling1,227 kWh/yr | 0 | $393 | |
| Ewt EWTP133.8 kW cooling1,243 kWh/yr | 0 | $398 | |
| Dimplex DCP40FS3.8 kW cooling1,227 kWh/yr | 0 | $393 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC3553.5 kW cooling949 kWh/yr | 0 | $304 | |
| Kogan KASHPAC12J*3.5 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 | |
| Kogan KASHPAC12JD3.5 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 |
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De'Longhi PAC AP140i specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.70 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.28 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.98
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.89
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Variable speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.5 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- –
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
De'Longhi PAC AP140i zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 698 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,075 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,876 | – |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC9935
- GEMS registration id
- 177779
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.5:2015
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 4
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.