c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
8
Annual electricity use
123 kWh
Label: 123 kWh ยท 2.4 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$41 / year
$406 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Cottons Extra Dry Eco programme

11% less electricity than the median of 128 comparable 8 kg condenser dryer registrations (139 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 76% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year less than the median, $53 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 128 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 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
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg93 kWh/yr10$31
Miele TWF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Siemens WQ35B2**AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32

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

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Telefunken TF800AU8HP8 kg124 kWh/yr8$41
Asko T608HX.S.AU8 kg119 kWh/yr8$39
Hisense HDFS80HE8 kg121 kWh/yr8$40
Seiki SC-800AU8HP8 kg124 kWh/yr8$41
Solt GGSHPD88 series8 kg135 kWh/yr8$45
Haier HDHPS80N Series8 kg127 kWh/yr8$42
Haier HDHPS80NW18 kg127 kWh/yr8$42
Stirling SHPD800 Series8 kg135 kWh/yr8$45

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

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Aeg T8DHC862B specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cottons Extra Dry Eco
Programme time
278 min
Moisture removed in test
6.36 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
123 kWh
Star rating index
8.61
Country of manufacture
Poland

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0713
GEMS registration id
155581
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
25 July 2028
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.