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Cooling only portable air conditioner
Dimplex DCP40FS Air Conditioner
Dimplex DCP40FS is a 3.8 kW cooling only portable air conditioner registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration AAC8893).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 1,227 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $393 / year
- $33 / month · $3,926 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 3.8 kW cooling
9% 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 23% of them.
Across all 3,681 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 71% (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 DCP40FS running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 796 | $255 | $2,547 |
| Mixed zone | 1,227 | $393 | $3,926 |
| Hot zone | 3,283 | $1,051 | $10,506 |
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 3.8 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the mixed zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NVBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 | |
| TCL TAC-12CPB/NUBp3.5 kW cooling819 kWh/yr | 0 | $262 | |
| Westinghouse WPV127CR1WA3.4 kW cooling924 kWh/yr | 0 | $296 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC3553.5 kW cooling949 kWh/yr | 0 | $304 | |
| Polo PC35CWF3.5 kW cooling1,033 kWh/yr | 0 | $331 |
Air conditioners similar to the Dimplex DCP40FS
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewt EWTP133.8 kW cooling1,243 kWh/yr | 0 | $398 | |
| Nwt WAP-23AAUW3.7 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 | |
| De'Longhi PAC AP140i3.7 kW cooling1,075 kWh/yr | 0 | $344 | |
| Nwt WAP-23AAU3.7 kW cooling1,134 kWh/yr | 0 | $363 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000414 kW cooling1,260 kWh/yr | 0 | $403 | |
| Devanti PAC-B-14000-WH4 kW cooling1,260 kWh/yr | 0 | $403 | |
| Inalto IAPF34000B4 kW cooling1,260 kWh/yr | 0 | $403 | |
| Inalto IAPF34000S4 kW cooling1,260 kWh/yr | 0 | $403 |
Compare DCP40FS with another model
Dimplex DCP40FS specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 3.80 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.46 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.63
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.60
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.9 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 DCP40FS 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 | – | 796 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,227 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 3,283 | – |
Related Dimplex model numbers starting with DCP40
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCP40MULTI | AAC9005 | 0 | 1,344 | 16 June 2030 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC8893
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8893
- GEMS registration id
- 169437
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 May 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- DCP40
- 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.