c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
8
Annual electricity use
119 kWh
Label: 119 kWh ยท 2.3 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$39 / year
$393 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Auto Normal Dry programme

14% 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 78% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year less than the median, $66 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.

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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$31
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Siemens WQ35B2AXAU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32

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

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Solt GGSHPD88 series8 kg135 kWh/yr8$45
Seiki SC-800AU8HP8 kg124 kWh/yr8$41
Stirling SHPD800S8 kg135 kWh/yr8$45
Esatto EHPD800XB8 kg135 kWh/yr8$45
Stirling SHPD800W8 kg135 kWh/yr8$45
Esatto EHPD800**8 kg135 kWh/yr8$45

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

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Asko T408HD.W.AU specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Auto Normal Dry
Programme time
280 min
Moisture removed in test
6.36 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
595 ร— 845 ร— 640 mm
Annual energy (label)
119 kWh
Star rating index
8.82
Country of manufacture
Slovenia

Other model numbers on registration ACD0617

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0617
GEMS registration id
144687
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 July 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
TD75
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. Manufacturer: gorenje.si. How the derived figures are calculated.