New Zealand · costs in NZD
Cooling only portable air conditioner
Dimplex DCP9 Heat Pump
Dimplex DCP9 is a 2.6 kW cooling only portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC8359).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Annual electricity use
- 545 kWh
- Estimated running cost
- $180 / year
- $15 / month · $1,799 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.6 kW cooling
About the same electricity as the median of 52 comparable 2.5 kW cooling only portable registrations (545 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 35% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 94% (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 DCP9 running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 545 | $180 | $1,799 |
| Mixed zone | 840 | $277 | $2,772 |
| Hot zone | 2,247 | $742 | $7,415 |
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.
Heat pumps that use less electricity
Same configuration and type, cooling capacity within 12% of 2.6 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WPV097CR1WA2.6 kW cooling392 kWh/yr | 0 | $129 | |
| TCL TAC-08CPB/SL12.3 kW cooling480 kWh/yr | 0 | $158 | |
| TCL TAC-08CPB/SL series2.3 kW cooling480 kWh/yr | 0 | $158 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K.12.4 kW cooling490 kWh/yr | 0 | $162 | |
| De'Longhi PAC EM82K2.4 kW cooling490 kWh/yr | 0 | $162 |
Heat pumps similar to the Dimplex DCP9
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| De'Longhi PAC EM93K.1 SILENT2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Solt GGSAPF32600S2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Freshin FDP26-2021WR52.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Prinetti IA00005312.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Bonaire PRC70000262.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Solt GGSAPF32600W2.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 | |
| Westinghouse WPV097CR1WA2.6 kW cooling392 kWh/yr | 0 | $129 | |
| Bonaire PRC60000262.6 kW cooling518 kWh/yr | 0 | $171 |
Compare DCP9 with another model
Dimplex DCP9 specifications
- Type
- Cooling only
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.60 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.00 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- –
- Heating power input
- –
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.61
- COP, full load (tested)
- –
- Rated AEER
- 2.60
- Rated ACOP
- –
- Standby power (PIA)
- 1.7 W
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.9 dB(A)
- Outdoor sound power
- 62.8 dB(A)
- 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 DCP9 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 | – | – | 503 | 396 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 545 | – |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 626 | 212 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 840 | – |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 1,361 | 46 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | – | 2,247 | – |
Part-load test points (5 values)
- h__h2_full_cap_power_rated
- 640 W
- h__h2_full_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 1800 W
- c__low_temp_full_cap_power_rated
- 730 W
- c__low_temp_have_full_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_full_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 2900 W
Related Dimplex model numbers starting with DCP9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCP9WT | AAC6727 | 0 | 545 | 24 May 2027 |
Other model numbers on registration AAC8359
Registered together and sharing the same test results. Usually variants of the same unit.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC8359
- GEMS registration id
- 162217
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- DCP9
- 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. How the derived figures are calculated.