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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Dimplex DPRC29ECO-B Heat Pump
Dimplex DPRC29ECO-B is a 2.9 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZAC0784).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 3,188 kWh
- 608 cooling + 2,580 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,052 / year
- $88 / month · $10,520 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.9 kW cooling
- 2.5 kW heating
18% more electricity than the median of 11 comparable 2.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (2,705 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 0% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 59% (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 DPRC29ECO-B running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 3,188 | $1,052 | $10,520 |
| Mixed zone | 2,189 | $722 | $7,224 |
| Hot zone | 2,774 | $915 | $9,154 |
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 2.9 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MW2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MU2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Craig&Russell A007H-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 | |
| Kensington A007C-09CH1.9 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,567 kWh/yr | 0 | $847 |
Heat pumps similar to the Dimplex DPRC29ECO-B
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield PLA17382.5 kW heating2.9 kW cooling3,188 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,052 | |
| Sheffield PLA17382.5 kW heating2.9 kW cooling3,188 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,052 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MY2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Goldair PAC10142 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr | 0 | $893 | |
| TCL TAC-09CHPB/MW2.6 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,529 kWh/yr | 0 | $835 | |
| Click CPAC1609-H2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr | 0 | $893 | |
| Goldair GCPAC220 Range2 kW heating2.6 kW cooling2,705 kWh/yr | 0 | $893 | |
| Midea MPPD33HB2.8 kW heating3.3 kW cooling3,358 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,108 |
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Dimplex DPRC29ECO-B specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.93 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.11 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 2.49 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.97 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.64
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.58
- Rated AEER
- 2.63
- Rated ACOP
- 2.57
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 63.8 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 DPRC29ECO-B 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 | 0.0 | 608 | 2,580 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 937 | 1,252 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,505 | 269 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZAC0784
- GEMS registration id
- 149063
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [Unitary Single-Duct] (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) EE Regulations 2020 Schedule 2A
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.