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Portable Air Conditioners Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of portable air conditioner would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.



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    • Small Bedroom (1)
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Deb

DebHunter Region, NSW

Horrible

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We are paying this of and only used three times keeps over heating and you get the run around to get it fixed they should take it of the market cause it’s crap

Purchased in January 2021.

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Room Type Living/Dining Area
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Angela C.Dimplex

Disappointing "customer care/warranty"

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This air conditioner has been used for less than 10 days over a one year period. The hose attachment to the unit failed (it is extremely flimsy and poorly designed). I called "Dimplex Customer Care" and asked if this was covered under warranty I was given a flat one word answer "nah".. Replacement cost $62.18. Hardly "Customer Care" or a decent warrenty of an expensive unit. Therefore expect to pay $62.18 for 10 days of use.

Purchased in January 2021 for A$1,000.00.

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Home Insulation Level Average
Room Type Small Bedroom
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Angela C.Dimplex

Good morning You get what you pay for,
The exhaust hose is a consumable and not covered under the product warranty but please contact out Customer Care team on 1300 556 816 to discuss further so we can assist you.

cindy

cindy

  • 5 reviews

Good but has some flaws!

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I purchased this air conditioner nearly two years ago, it is a good system, but you really need to make everything air tight, you have to block under the doors, to stop the negative air flow, and the machine itself isn't air tight where the hose meets the machine, it isn't air tight and blows out hot air, the hose isn't of the best quality it's abit flimsy, and also it's very expensive to run, but for it size and for what it is, its worth the bit of extra work, as it does take the edge off.

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Dimplex
GLEN D.Dimplex

Thank you for posting a review on our product, We really appreciate your feedback.

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Luforge

LuforgeMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 31 reviews

"Impressively Cool"

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Date PurchasedNov 2018
1 comment
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GLEN D.Dimplex

Thank you for posting a review on our product, We really appreciate your feedback.

beckelljess

beckelljessAU

  • 22 reviews
  • 1 like

Horrible

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Only a few months old a d the cooling function has gone in it. We hgave been told to rake it back to where we brought it but it will not fit in our car! Still trying to work out what to do with it. We have slate floors and they are a bit rough.. hubby was pushing it from the loungeroom to the bedroom and the wheels snapped on it. We were waking up multiple times a night to empty the little water thing as it just floods and goes everywhere otherwise and everytime it kicks in and out we get woken up.

Date PurchasedDec 2017
Jel

JelDarling Downs, QLD

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Saviour on a hot day regardless of its noise!

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It cools down our living room and bedroom quickly. Not hard at all to move the unit around the house on a super hot day as they are on castors! Easy to uninstall / install and operate. It can be a bit noisy unless you're not bothered by it! No issue so far and still going!

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
mmreview

mmreviewSydney

Either a terrible air con or a faulty model.

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I tried this in both a large and small area both were dismal. A few seconds of cold air then acts like a fan blowing warmish air and does not dehumidify, so bad I question any positive reviews.It has been unusable as is perhaps a faulty model I will try to return with warranty.BUYER BEWARE will post warranty return outcome.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
Butterflyky

ButterflykySydney, NSW

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Love my new Portable Air Conditioner

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Bought a Dimplex Portable Air Conditioner for this summer & found it very easy 2 setup,the manual is easy to follow,instructions are simple & we have quite a large area which the Dimplex Air Con cools with no trouble. I havent had an eletricity bill yet,only had it a month so pricing still to see. Im very happy with my purchase & would definitly recommend it to others. The unit isnt very loud,no more than a normal fans noise,very modern stylish design too.

Date PurchasedOct 2017
Chloe.L

Chloe.LMelbourne

  • 7 reviews

Too good to be true

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Our house is an older house that was built back in the war for army families. It also doesn't have insulation in most of the walls, so summer gets extremely hot. Other air conditioning we have tried are nothing compared to the Dimplex. It actually brings the temperature down and cools the whole room and brings relief to the weather.
It is a little noisy but the fact that it works great makes up for it.

Date PurchasedFeb 2015
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111SSS

111SSSBrisbane

Not that great

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The unit is relatively portable but is quite loud - unless the weather is sweltering it's not worth the effort of sleeping through the noise the unit makes. To be honest, we bought it when it was so hot we just couldn't stand it anymore, so we were a bit desperate. I would say it's really no better than a fan UNLESS you fill it with ice cold water and a couple of freezer blocks. When you do this it's pretty good.

Date PurchasedNov 2016

Self Evaporative, my foot!!!

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Date PurchasedFeb 2016
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Danielle D.Dimplex
Simon

SimonSydney

  • 3 reviews

Great for what an air conditioner needs to do

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So I paid a premium but worth every cent based of the slim design and strong airconditioning!! Sound is a little loud but it's not loud that you cannot sleep through it as it does what an aircon needs to do !!!! Cool down my 33sqm investment property!!!!
Great for a window unit.. hey, at least the tenants will use the turbo function to cool the unit down and switch it off with a timer if they find it to be loud.. it's bearable aircon loud by perhaps 1decibal so do not be turned down by the word loud!!
I had it for 3 months now and it's going strong!!
Oh plus i do not need to drain it and it has a humidifying tech as well ..
Buy it if it's around 850$ Aus mark.. otherwise it's not worth in my opinion :)
Cheers

Date PurchasedNov 2016
1 comment
Dimplex
Danielle D.Dimplex

Hi Simon.. thanks so much for your feedback. We appreciate your taking the time and are so pleased that you are so happy with the cooler.

Leigh

Leigh

  • 3 reviews

Easy to setup and use

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The unit was very easy to setup and get going, the window kit needs some sealing tape around the edges to create a proper seal. When not in use the unit is easy to pack up and store. Was a little disappointed in the performance of cooling down my living area but it is an exceptionally by area, the unit does do its best to bring the temperature down.

Date PurchasedDec 2016
1 comment
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Danielle D.Dimplex

Hi Leigh - Thanks for posting a review on our product. We really appreciate your feedback.

Much better than expected

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Date PurchasedJan 2017
1 comment
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Danielle D.Dimplex

Questions & Answers

Peter D.

Peter D.asked

DC17 / DC18

If I set the function to dehumidify, do I still need to extend hose out to nearest window. Want to relocate unit to another room

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Dimplex
GLEN D.Dimplex

Hello Peter D
The exhaust hose must still be put out through the window when in dehumidification function.

Tyson

Tysonasked

DC18 (5.3kW)

Hi
Had the unit a 2 years now and its worked fine each summer, Suddenly today it started beeping and the temp went to 30 and stooped responding to buttons and it felt like the compressor turned off.Had to switch it off and then it wouldn't turn back on .

Drained the tank just in case as its been humid, plugged it back in and it turned on but same thing temp gauge went to 30 and no buttons seemed to work, Turned it off and it wouldn't turn back on again

Faulty unit or am i missing something ?

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beckelljess
beckelljess

Ours did a similar thing. We took it back. They didnt even bother givong us another dimplex as they said they stopped selling them due to how many units were failing. They fave us a bigger unit in a convair for the same price..it works so much better.

Dimplex
GLEN D.Dimplex

Hi Tyson
Please check if the water needs to be drained and if the filters need to be cleaned. If the overheat protection is activated please wait 30 minutes before switching on again and the compressor operation should begin 3 minutes after the unit is switched on. If your unit is still not working and is in the warranty period, please return to place of purchase with your purchase receipt.

Jasmine V

Jasmine Vasked

DC18 (5.3kW)

I purchased through chrisco paid off all year and received end of October 2018, it’s now jan 6th 2022 and when I turn on there is a horrible smell what does that mean? I don’t use the dehumidifier just the aircon. Is my 1,200 air con faulty ?

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Luforge
Luforge

Hi jasmine,Does your Air-con smell a bit like gasoline..??

Dimplex
GLEN D.Dimplex

Hi Jasmine,

Can you please send a copy of your receipt and your contact information to [email protected] so we can look at getting you a replacement asap.

Thank you

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