c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4.5 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
197 kWh
Label: 197 kWh ยท 3.8 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$65 / year
$650 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท IHS programme

20% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 6 kg and under vented dryer registrations (245 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 91% of them. At your rates that is about $16 a year less than the median, $158 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 comparable 6 kg and under vented dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under vented 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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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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Eurotech 361322 specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
4.5 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
IHS
Programme time
209 min
Moisture removed in test
3.55 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
197 kWh
Star rating index
2.18
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCD0138
GEMS registration id
175325
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2F
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: tradedepot.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.