c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
349 kWh
Label: 349 kWh Β· 6.7 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$112 / year
$1,117 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Normal + Cotton programme

1% less electricity than the median of 11 comparable 8 kg vented dryer registrations (351 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 64% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year less than the median, $6 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 11 comparable 8 kg vented dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 8 kg vented 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Euro EVD7WMWH7 kg303 kWh/yr2$97
Akai AK-VD7B7 kg310 kWh/yr2$99

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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Esatto EVD28W8 kg351 kWh/yr2$112
Inalto IVD28***8 kg351 kWh/yr2$112
Solt GGSVD8G8 kg351 kWh/yr2$112
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Mistral MBDY578-V8W8 kg332 kWh/yr2.5$106
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Onix ON-VD8W specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Normal + Cotton
Programme time
214 min
Moisture removed in test
6.37 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
349 kWh
Star rating index
2.20
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0729
GEMS registration id
157243
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
30 October 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia
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.