c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
7
Annual electricity use
148 kWh
Label: 148 kWh Β· 2.8 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$47 / year
$474 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· cotton extra programme

7% 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 46% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $32 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.

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

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Miele Txx xx0 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31
Siemens WQ35B2AXAU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31

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

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Inalto IHPD80 Series8 kg159 kWh/yr7$51
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Kogan KAMHTDRY8B* specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
cotton extra
Programme time
270 min
Moisture removed in test
6.45 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
595 Γ— 845 Γ— 650 mm
Annual energy (label)
148 kWh
Star rating index
7.48
Country of manufacture
China

4 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
KAMHTDRY8B*ACD07127159
KAMHTDRY8BAACD07127159
KAMHTDRY8BBACD07127159
KAMHTDRY8BCACD07127159

Other model numbers on registration ACD0707

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0707
GEMS registration id
155256
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
4 July 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KAMHTDRY8B*
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.