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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Dimplex DCP14MULTI Air Conditioner
Dimplex DCP14MULTI is a 4 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC6778).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 1,344 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $430 / year
- $36 / month · $4,301 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4 kW cooling
19% more 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 3% of them.
Across all 3,680 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 67% (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 DCP14MULTI running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 872 | $279 | $2,790 |
| Mixed zone | 1,344 | $430 | $4,301 |
| Hot zone | 3,595 | $1,150 | $11,504 |
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.
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Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 4 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ausclimate ACPAC3553.5 kW cooling949 kWh/yr | 0 | $304 | |
| De'Longhi PAC AP140i3.7 kW cooling1,075 kWh/yr | 0 | $344 | |
| Click BCPAC02319B3.5 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 | |
| Click BCPAC023193.5 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 | |
| Kogan KASHPAC12JD3.5 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 |
Air conditioners similar to the Dimplex DCP14MULTI
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midea MPPD40C4 kW cooling1,268 kWh/yr | 0 | $406 | |
| Devanti PAC-B-14000-WH4 kW cooling1,260 kWh/yr | 0 | $403 | |
| Inalto IAPF34000B4 kW cooling1,260 kWh/yr | 0 | $403 | |
| Inalto IAPF34000W4 kW cooling1,260 kWh/yr | 0 | $403 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000414 kW cooling1,260 kWh/yr | 0 | $403 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14YA4.1 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr | 0 | $374 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14Y*4.1 kW cooling1,168 kWh/yr | 0 | $374 |
Other Dimplex models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimplex DCP40MULTI4 kW cooling1,344 kWh/yr | 0 | $430 |
Compare DCP14MULTI with another model
Dimplex DCP14MULTI specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.00 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.60 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.62
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.50
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 65 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.
Dimplex DCP14MULTI 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 | – | 872 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,344 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 3,595 | – |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6778
- GEMS registration id
- 147739
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 June 2027
- 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. Manufacturer: united-airmaster.com. How the derived figures are calculated.