c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
10
Annual electricity use
93 kWh
Label: 93 kWh ยท 1.8 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$31 / year
$307 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Eco Cottons programme

33% 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 99% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year less than the median, $152 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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Bosch WQB235B8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Bosch WTX88M20AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Miele TWF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Other Electrolux models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32

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

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Electrolux EDH812R7WC specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Eco Cottons
Programme time
239 min
Moisture removed in test
6.31 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
93 kWh
Star rating index
10.34
Country of manufacture
Poland

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
EDH812R7WCACD08741098

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0872
GEMS registration id
171670
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
31 July 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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.