c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
7
Annual electricity use
149 kWh
Label: 149 kWh Β· 2.9 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$48 / year
$477 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Cotton, Cupboard Dry, Dry Level 3 programme

8% 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 42% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year more than the median, $35 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
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.

Clothes dryers similar to the LG DVH3-08W

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Euro E8HPCDW8 kg149 kWh/yr7$48
Teka THPD808 kg159 kWh/yr7$51
Westinghouse WDH804N8WA8 kg156 kWh/yr7$50
Evoke EHPD800W8 kg158 kWh/yr7$51
Norj NHPD815W18 kg149 kWh/yr7$48
Kogan KAMHTDRY8N*8 kg140 kWh/yr7$45
Kogan KAMHTDRY8NC8 kg140 kWh/yr7$45
Inalto IHPD800W8 kg159 kWh/yr7$51

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

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LG DVH3-08W specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cotton, Cupboard Dry, Dry Level 3
Programme time
249 min
Moisture removed in test
6.36 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
600 Γ— 850 Γ— 610 mm
Annual energy (label)
149 kWh
Star rating index
7.43
Country of manufacture
TΓΌrkiye

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0737
GEMS registration id
158009
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
26 November 2028
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.