New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only portable air conditioner
Dimplex DCP16C Heat Pump
Dimplex DCP16C is a 4.5 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC6777).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 981 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $324 / year
- $27 / month · $3,237 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.5 kW cooling
3% more electricity than the median of 12 comparable 5 kW cooling only portable registrations (951 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 25% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 89% (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 DCP16C running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 981 | $324 | $3,237 |
| Mixed zone | 1,512 | $499 | $4,990 |
| Hot zone | 4,045 | $1,335 | $13,349 |
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 4.5 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KASIPAC14YA4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr | 0 | $250 | |
| Kogan KASIPAC14YC4.1 kW cooling758 kWh/yr | 0 | $250 | |
| TECO TPO42CVWAH4.2 kW cooling763 kWh/yr | 0 | $252 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000414 kW cooling818 kWh/yr | 0 | $270 | |
| Devanti PAC-B-14000-WH4 kW cooling818 kWh/yr | 0 | $270 |
Heat pumps similar to the Dimplex DCP16C
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TPO46CFWAT4.6 kW cooling948 kWh/yr | 0 | $313 | |
| TCL TAC-16CPB/NX4.6 kW cooling948 kWh/yr | 0 | $313 | |
| TCL TAC-16CPB/NW4.6 kW cooling948 kWh/yr | 0 | $313 | |
| Olimpia Splendid Elite 164.6 kW cooling948 kWh/yr | 0 | $313 | |
| Polo PN46CWF4.6 kW cooling948 kWh/yr | 0 | $313 | |
| Olimpia Splendid 020984.7 kW cooling954 kWh/yr | 0 | $315 | |
| Arlec PA1622HA4.7 kW cooling933 kWh/yr | 0 | $308 | |
| Excelair EPA58043WB4.3 kW cooling901 kWh/yr | 0 | $297 |
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Dimplex DCP16C specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.80 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.63
- 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
- 70 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 DCP16C 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 | – | 981 | – |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 1,512 | – |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 4,045 | – |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC6777
- GEMS registration id
- 147747
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 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.