c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
7
Annual electricity use
158 kWh
Label: 158 kWh Β· 3.0 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$51 / year
$506 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Eco Cotton programme

15% 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 30% of them. At your rates that is about $6 a year more than the median, $64 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 TWF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$30
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$31

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

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Evoke EHPD800W8 kg158 kWh/yr7$51
Kogan KAMHTDRY8NE8 kg140 kWh/yr7$45
Norj NHPD815W18 kg149 kWh/yr7$48
Euro E8HPCDW8 kg149 kWh/yr7$48
Kogan KAMHTDRY8ND8 kg140 kWh/yr7$45

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

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Westinghouse WDH804N7WA specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Eco Cotton
Programme time
272 min
Moisture removed in test
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
158 kWh
Star rating index
7.07
Country of manufacture
Poland

1 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
WDH804N7WAACD05817156

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0923
GEMS registration id
175071
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 December 2030
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.