c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
141 kWh
Label: 141 kWh ยท 2.7 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$47 / year
$465 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Auto Sense + Dry On programme

26% 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 86% of them. At your rates that is about $17 a year less than the median, $165 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
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Haier HWD8040BW1

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Beko BWDB8420W*4 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Fisher & Paykel WD7560P14 kg140 kWh/yr3.5$46
Beko BWDB8420W14 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Smeg SAWD8444 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Midea MFN03D70/WW4 kg166 kWh/yr2.5$55
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Eurotech ED-WDC74WH4 kg166 kWh/yr2.5$55

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

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Haier HWD8040BW1 specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
4.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Auto Sense + Dry On
Programme time
217 min
Moisture removed in test
3.24 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
141 kWh
Star rating index
3.51
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0790
GEMS registration id
163727
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
4 September 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, 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.