c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
266 kWh
Label: 266 kWh ยท 5.1 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$88 / year
$878 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Dry & Time 360 mins & Spin Speed 1400 programme

39% more electricity than the median of 81 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations (191 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 7% of them. At your rates that is about $25 a year more than the median, $248 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 81 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under 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
Miele TCA220 WP7 kg99 kWh/yr9$33
Miele TCB 150 WP7 kg100 kWh/yr9$33
Haier HTDWD1060TB16 kg116 kWh/yr7$38
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 kWh/yr7$39
Midea MD110H70/W-AU7 kg120 kWh/yr7$40

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Eurotech ED-WDC106WH

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Living & CO XQG100-DT614VE6 kg266 kWh/yr2$88
Seiki SC-1060AU10FLC6 kg269 kWh/yr2$89
Robinhood RHWDC106W6 kg269 kWh/yr2$89
Telefunken TF1060AU10FLWD6 kg269 kWh/yr2$89
Chiq WD100T series6 kg177 kWh/yr4.5$58
Hisense HCF7S1014B6 kg180 kWh/yr4.5$59
Chiq WD100TG26 kg177 kWh/yr4.5$58
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 kWh/yr7$39

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

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Eurotech ED-WDC106WH specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Dry & Time 360 mins & Spin Speed 1400
Programme time
360 min
Moisture removed in test
4.74 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
595 ร— 845 ร— 665 mm
Annual energy (label)
266 kWh
Star rating index
2.10
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCD0089
GEMS registration id
143229
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: galanz.com. How the derived figures are calculated.