c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
7
Annual electricity use
145 kWh
Label: 145 kWh Β· 2.8 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$46 / year
$464 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Standard - Heavy programme

5% 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 47% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year more than the median, $22 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
Miele Txx xx0 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Hoover HV-LHP8

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Westinghouse WDH804N7WA8 kg156 kWh/yr7$50
Kogan KAMHTDRY8ND8 kg140 kWh/yr7$45
Evoke EHPD800W8 kg158 kWh/yr7$51
Westinghouse WDH804N8SA8 kg156 kWh/yr7$50
Kogan KAMHTDRY8NB8 kg140 kWh/yr7$45
Norj NHPD815W18 kg149 kWh/yr7$48
Inalto IHPD800W8 kg159 kWh/yr7$51
Euro E8HPCDW8 kg149 kWh/yr7$48

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

Compare HV-LHP8 with another clothes dryer

Hoover HV-LHP8 specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Standard - Heavy
Programme time
290 min
Moisture removed in test
6.41 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
145 kWh
Star rating index
7.60
Country of manufacture
China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
HV-LHP8ACD06407148

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0606
GEMS registration id
143810
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
6 February 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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. How the derived figures are calculated.