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 Cotton 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.

Clothes dryers that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Miele TWB 140 WP7 kg100 kWh/yr9$33
Haier HTDWD1060TB16 kg116 kWh/yr7$38
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 kWh/yr7$39
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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Electrolux EWW1043R76 kg220 kWh/yr3$73
Telefunken TF1060AU10FLWD6 kg228 kWh/yr3$75
Kogan KAWWASH9D6*6 kg210 kWh/yr3.5$69
Electrolux EWW1043R7WC6 kg220 kWh/yr3$73
Panasonic NA-S20DR16 kg198 kWh/yr3.5$65
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Aeg LWA8516O specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, Extra dry
Programme time
285 min
Moisture removed in test
4.75 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
600 ร— 850 ร— 700 mm
Annual energy (label)
229 kWh
Star rating index
3.02
Country of manufacture
Italy

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
LWA8516O6SACD09483229

Other model numbers on registration ACD0711

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0711
GEMS registration id
155536
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
17 July 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
LWA8516O
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.