c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
7
Annual electricity use
159 kWh
Label: 159 kWh ยท 3.1 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$52 / year
$525 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท cotton extra programme

14% 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 12% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year more than the median, $66 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 Txx xx0 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Miele TCF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Kogan KAMHTDRY8NB

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Westinghouse WDH804N8WA8 kg156 kWh/yr7$51
Parmco DR8WHP8 kg158 kWh/yr7$52
Evoke EHPD800W8 kg158 kWh/yr7$52
Euro E8HPCDW8 kg149 kWh/yr7$49
Inalto IHPD800W8 kg159 kWh/yr7$52
Mykin MHPD800*8 kg159 kWh/yr7$52
Omega OHPD800W8 kg159 kWh/yr7$52
Teka THPD808 kg159 kWh/yr7$52

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

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Kogan KAMHTDRY8NB specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
cotton extra
Programme time
270 min
Moisture removed in test
6.60 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
600 ร— 845 ร— 600 mm
Annual energy (label)
159 kWh
Star rating index
7.04
Country of manufacture
China

6 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
KAMHTDRY8N*ACD09777140
KAMHTDRY8NBACD09777140
KAMHTDRY8NCACD09777140
KAMHTDRY8NDACD09777140
KAMHTDRY8NEACD09777140
KAMHTDRY8NFACD09777140

Other model numbers on registration ACD0756

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0756
GEMS registration id
159782
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
25 February 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KAMHTDRY8N*
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.