c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
260 kWh
Label: 260 kWh ยท 5.0 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$86 / year
$858 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Sense Dry, Dry:Cupboard, Spin Speed:Max programme

87% more electricity than the median of 128 comparable 8 kg condenser dryer registrations (139 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 10% of them. At your rates that is about $40 a year more than the median, $399 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 (above 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.

Clothes dryers that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg93 kWh/yr10$31
Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Miele TWF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
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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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Miele Txx xx0 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Bosch WQB235B8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Bosch WTX88M20AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg93 kWh/yr10$31
Siemens WQ35B2**AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
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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Haier HWD1280PXB1 specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Sense Dry, Dry:Cupboard, Spin Speed:Max
Programme time
501 min
Moisture removed in test
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Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
260 kWh
Star rating index
4.01
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0949
GEMS registration id
176506
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
29 January 2031
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 2442.1:2021 + A1 + A2

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.