c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
9
Annual electricity use
110 kWh
Label: 110 kWh Β· 2.1 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$35 / year
$352 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Cottons, Cupboard Dry, Dry Level +1 programme

20% less electricity than the median of 125 comparable 8 kg condenser dryer registrations (138 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 91% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year less than the median, $90 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 (below 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Miele TWF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Bosch WTX88M20AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31

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

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Fisher & Paykel DH8060P58 kg113 kWh/yr9$36
Samsung Electronics DV80TA420DE8 kg115 kWh/yr9$37
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Hisense HDF5S80H8 kg110 kWh/yr9$35

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

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Siemens WQ35H2A8AU specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cottons, Cupboard Dry, Dry Level +1
Programme time
255 min
Moisture removed in test
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
110 kWh
Star rating index
9.30
Country of manufacture
Poland

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0955
GEMS registration id
176897
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
10 February 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, 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.