c/kWh
per week
Capacity
10 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
8
Annual electricity use
169 kWh
Label: 169 kWh Β· 3.3 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$54 / year
$541 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Cotton Eco, Efficiency, Cupboard programme

18% more electricity than the median of 44 comparable 10 kg and above condenser dryer registrations (143 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 7% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year more than the median, $83 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 44 comparable 10 kg and above condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg and above 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
Fisher & Paykel DH9060FS9 kg105 kWh/yr10$34
Fisher & Paykel DH9060FS19 kg105 kWh/yr10$34
Miele TQ1000 WP9 kg105 kWh/yr10$34
Miele TWV & TWR 780 WP9 kg108 kWh/yr10$35
Hisense HDF8I10HB10 kg108 kWh/yr10$35

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

Clothes dryers similar to the LG DXH3-10W

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Telefunken TF1000AU10HP10 kg168 kWh/yr8$54
Solt GGSHPD100W10 kg169 kWh/yr8$54
Midea MD210HP100BT10 kg122 kWh/yr10$39
Hisense HDF8I10HB10 kg108 kWh/yr10$35
Hisense HDFS10HPB10 kg121 kWh/yr10$39
Midea MD210HP100BW10 kg122 kWh/yr10$39
Asko T610HX.W.AU10 kg140 kWh/yr9$45
Beko BDPB103SG10 kg122 kWh/yr10$39

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

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LG DXH3-10W specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, Efficiency, Cupboard
Programme time
350 min
Moisture removed in test
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
600 Γ— 850 Γ— 660 mm
Annual energy (label)
169 kWh
Star rating index
8.03
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0967
GEMS registration id
177621
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
5 March 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2442.1:2021 + A1 + A2

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.