c/kWh
per week
Capacity
5 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
175 kWh
Label: 175 kWh ยท 3.4 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$58 / year
$578 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Cottons, Dry, 1400, Eco, Dry programme

8% less 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 64% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year less than the median, $53 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 (below 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
Haier HTDWD1060TB16 kg116 kWh/yr7$38
Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 kWh/yr7$39
Fisher & Paykel WD7560P14 kg140 kWh/yr3.5$46

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

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LG WVC5-1409W5 kg162 kWh/yr4$53
Duos DWD855 kg170 kWh/yr3.5$56
Chiq WD85SG25 kg162 kWh/yr4$53
Beko BWDB9540W5 kg176 kWh/yr3.5$58
Beko BWDB9530W5 kg176 kWh/yr3.5$58
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Fisher & Paykel WD8560F1 specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
5.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cottons, Dry, 1400, Eco, Dry
Programme time
231 min
Moisture removed in test
3.97 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
175 kWh
Star rating index
3.55
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0625
GEMS registration id
145663
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
17 April 2027
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.