New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only portable air conditioner
Dimplex DCP14MULTI Heat Pump
Dimplex DCP14MULTI is a 4 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC6778).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 872 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $288 / year
- $24 / month · $2,878 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4 kW cooling
19% more electricity than the median of 54 comparable 3.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (733 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 4% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 91% (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 cold zone (Canberra climate: Canberra, Hobart, Ballarat, alpine areas). All of New Zealand is the cold zone on the Zoned Energy Rating Label. Cost = kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; 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 | $288 | $2,878 |
| Mixed zone | 1,344 | $444 | $4,435 |
| Hot zone | 3,595 | $1,186 | $11,864 |
At 33c/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 cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ausclimate ACPAC3553.5 kW cooling616 kWh/yr | 0 | $203 | |
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| Click BCPAC023193.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr | 0 | $243 | |
| Click BCPAC02319A3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr | 0 | $243 | |
| Kogan KASHPAC12JD3.5 kW cooling736 kWh/yr | 0 | $243 |
Heat pumps similar to the Dimplex DCP14MULTI
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inalto IAPF34000S4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr | 0 | $270 | |
| Devanti PAC-B-14000-WH4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr | 0 | $270 | |
| Midea MPPD40C4 kW cooling822 kWh/yr | 0 | $271 | |
| Inalto IAPF34000B4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr | 0 | $270 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000414 kW cooling818 kWh/yr | 0 | $270 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14YA4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr | 0 | $250 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14Y*4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr | 0 | $250 |
Other Dimplex models of similar capacity
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimplex DCP40MULTI4 kW cooling872 kWh/yr | 0 | $288 |
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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 | – |
New Zealand E3 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: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on 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.