c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
229 kWh
Label: 229 kWh ยท 4.4 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$76 / year
$756 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Cottons Eco, Extra Dry programme

20% more electricity than the median of 81 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations (191 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 15% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year more than the median, $125 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 81 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under condenser dryer sold in New Zealand, 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.

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Midea MD110H70/W-AU7 kg120 kWh/yr7$40

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

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Kogan KAWWASH9D6A6 kg210 kWh/yr3.5$69
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Panasonic NA-S106FR16 kg210 kWh/yr3.5$69
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Aeg L8WEC166R specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cottons Eco, Extra Dry
Programme time
280 min
Moisture removed in test
4.79 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
229 kWh
Star rating index
3.02
Country of manufacture
Italy

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0769
GEMS registration id
161070
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
21 May 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2442.1:1996/Amdt 4:2006

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.