c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
353 kWh
Label: 353 kWh Β· 6.8 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$113 / year
$1,130 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Auto Normal Dry programme

156% more electricity than the median of 125 comparable 8 kg condenser dryer registrations (138 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 8% of them. At your rates that is about $69 a year more than the median, $688 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 125 comparable 8 kg condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 8 kg condenser dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Clothes dryers that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg93 kWh/yr10$30
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Miele TCF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Miele TCF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Hisense HDF5S80H8 kg110 kWh/yr9$35
Beko BDPB803SW8 kg115 kWh/yr9$37
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Asko T208C.W.AU specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Auto Normal Dry
Programme time
190 min
Moisture removed in test
6.32 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
595 Γ— 845 Γ— 640 mm
Annual energy (label)
353 kWh
Star rating index
2.13
Country of manufacture
Slovenia

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0619
GEMS registration id
145123
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 July 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2442.1:1996/Amdt 4:2006

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: gorenje.si. How the derived figures are calculated.