You might all remember this review from early March. Not the most glowing review, because my Dimplex DC10RC was either faulty or, in my original highly scientific terminology, a complete hunk of junk. Let me show you the MEGA edition, the Dimplex DC15RCBW Reverse Cycle Air Conditioner.

In my actual rooms, the difference was dramatic. The DC15RCBW is rated for 4.4 kW of cooling, compared with 3 kW for the smaller DC10RC. I set this one to 20°C and it actually reached 20°C. The compressor even switched off when the room reached the set temperature. An air conditioner that conditions the air! Amazing!

This unit could cool a room roughly twice the size of the one where my DC10RC had struggled. That definitely made me more suspicious that something had been wrong with my particular DC10RC, which was really annoying after shelling out more cash for the larger unit. Still, two units in two rooms is hardly a laboratory test of the entire product range.

The design is much the same as the smaller machine, just taller and about 3 kg heavier, complete with that great big exhaust hose. It is a little quieter, although I wouldn’t call it silent. There is a drip tray for collected water as well. I found out about the old unit’s water collection the entertaining way when I moved it to return it and it leaked all over me. Magical!

The new room created a different problem: nowhere sensible to run the drainage pipe during heating operation. So I picked up a Dyson AM09 for winter heating instead, and it worked a treat in my rooms. Off to storage you go, dear DC15RCBW, until warmer weather returns.

Update: Never hurts to put a title on the post…

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