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Reverse cycle portable air conditioner
Dimplex DPRC41ECO-C Heat Pump
Dimplex DPRC41ECO-C is a 4.1 kW reverse cycle portable heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZAC0785).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 0
- Heating: 0
- Annual electricity use
- 4,361 kWh
- 850 cooling + 3,511 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $1,439 / year
- $120 / month · $14,391 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 4.1 kW cooling
- 3.4 kW heating
21% more electricity than the median of 24 comparable 3.5 kW reverse cycle portable registrations (3,602 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 8% of them.
Across all 3,611 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 45% (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 DPRC41ECO-C running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 4,361 | $1,439 | $14,391 |
| Mixed zone | 3,014 | $995 | $9,946 |
| Hot zone | 3,871 | $1,277 | $12,774 |
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 4.1 kW, at least 3% lower annual kWh in the cold zone.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai HY13KSPACPD2.8 kW heating3.8 kW cooling3,775 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,246 | |
| Hyundai HY13KSPACP*2.8 kW heating3.8 kW cooling3,775 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,246 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC2402.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
| Ausclimate Ausclimate 14K PAC2.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
| Goldair PAC13493.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling3,984 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,315 |
Heat pumps similar to the Dimplex DPRC41ECO-C
Technically comparable registrations: same configuration and type, capacity within 12%.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldair 4.1kW Hot & Cold Portable Air Conditioner3.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling3,984 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,315 | |
| Goldair PAC13493.2 kW heating4.1 kW cooling3,984 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,315 | |
| Excelair EPA58041RWB3.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling4,370 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,442 | |
| Modello MODPA013.3 kW heating4.1 kW cooling4,170 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,376 | |
| Ausclimate Ausclimate 14K PAC2.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
| TECO TPO42HVWAH3.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling4,487 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,481 | |
| Ausclimate ACPAC2402.9 kW heating4.2 kW cooling3,936 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,299 | |
| Bonaire PRC60001413.1 kW heating4 kW cooling4,143 kWh/yr | 0 | $1,367 |
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Dimplex DPRC41ECO-C specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Portable
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- –
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 4.10 kW
- Cooling power input
- 1.56 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 3.37 kW
- Heating power input
- 1.32 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 2.64
- COP, full load (tested)
- 2.56
- Rated AEER
- 2.63
- Rated ACOP
- 2.55
- Standby power (PIA)
- –
- Compressor
- Fixed speed
- Refrigerant
- R290
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- 64.2 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 DPRC41ECO-C 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 | 850 | 3,511 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,310 | 1,704 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,505 | 366 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZAC0785
- GEMS registration id
- 149094
- 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.