c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
180 kWh
Label: 180 kWh ยท 3.5 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$59 / year
$594 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท 'Cotton dry+"---"(dry level press 9 times)' programme

6% 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 58% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year less than the median, $36 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 TCA220 WP7 kg99 kWh/yr9$33
Miele TCB 140 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.

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Chiq WD100TB6 kg177 kWh/yr4.5$58
LG WVC5-1410W6 kg195 kWh/yr4$64
Chiq WD100TW6 kg177 kWh/yr4.5$58
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 kWh/yr7$39
Panasonic NA-S20DR16 kg198 kWh/yr3.5$65
Panasonic NA-S106FR16 kg210 kWh/yr3.5$69
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Other Hisense models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hisense HCF7S1014B6 kg180 kWh/yr4.5$59

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

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Hisense HCF7S1014BX specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
'Cotton dry+"---"(dry level press 9 times)'
Programme time
430 min
Moisture removed in test
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Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
595 ร— 845 ร— 620 mm
Annual energy (label)
180 kWh
Star rating index
4.50
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0945
GEMS registration id
176368
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
27 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.