c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
9
Annual electricity use
115 kWh
Label: 115 kWh ยท 2.2 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$38 / year
$380 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Cottons, Cupboard Dry Plus programme

17% 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 79% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year less than the median, $79 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.

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

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

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Bosch WQG235D8AU specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cottons, Cupboard Dry Plus
Programme time
256 min
Moisture removed in test
6.35 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
115 kWh
Star rating index
9.03
Country of manufacture
Poland

Other model numbers on registration ACD0682

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0682
GEMS registration id
152921
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
5 March 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
T27
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.