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Reverse cycle window / wall air conditioner
Dimplex DCB14 Air Conditioner
Dimplex DCB14 is a 4.2 kW reverse cycle window / wall air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8360).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 1.5
- Heating: 1
- Annual electricity use
- 1,246 kWh
- 512 cooling + 734 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $399 / year
- $33 / month · $3,987 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.2 kW cooling
- 3.6 kW heating
About the same electricity as the median of 16 comparable 3.5 kW reverse cycle window / wall registrations (1,243 kWh a year) in the mixed zone. Uses less than 25% of them.
Across all 3,681 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 70% (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.
Dimplex DCB14 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 2,214 | $708 | $7,085 |
| Mixed zone | 1,246 | $399 | $3,987 |
| Hot zone | 1,617 | $517 | $5,174 |
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 similar to the Dimplex DCB14
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain WAM-42B3.6 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,246 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $399 | |
| Kogan KAWDACR41TD3.6 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,246 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $399 | |
| Bonaire CRC60000423.6 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,246 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $399 | |
| Kogan KAWDACR41TC3.6 kW heating4.2 kW cooling1,246 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $399 | |
| Heller HWA13R3.6 kW heating4.1 kW cooling1,235 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $395 | |
| Westinghouse WWH39HWC3.5 kW heating3.9 kW cooling1,230 kWh/yr | 2 | $394 | |
| Midea MWFF39H3.5 kW heating3.9 kW cooling1,230 kWh/yr | 2 | $394 | |
| TECO TWW40HFWDG3.6 kW heating3.9 kW cooling1,267 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $405 |
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Dimplex DCB14 specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Window / wall
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.20 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.28 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 3.60 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.07 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 3.26
- COP, full load (tested)
- 3.22
- Rated AEER
- 3.27
- Rated ACOP
- 3.35
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.7 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 57.8 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 63.8 dB(A)
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- No
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Dimplex DCB14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 740 | 614 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 336 | 1,878 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 930 | 327 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.5 | 1.0 | 512 | 734 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 2,041 | 69 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1,506 | 111 |
Part-load test points (6 values)
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 970 W
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 2620 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 1140 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 4700 W
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8360
- GEMS registration id
- 162611
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 5
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.