c/kWh
per week
Capacity
8 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
9
Annual electricity use
115 kWh
Label: 115 kWh ยท 2.2 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$38 / year
$380 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Cotton, Normal, Cupboard programme

17% less electricity than the median of 128 comparable 8 kg condenser dryer registrations (139 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 79% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year less than the median, $79 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 (below 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 TCE 630 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 LG DVH9-08B

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hisense HDF5S80H8 kg110 kWh/yr9$36
Asko T308HCW.AU8 kg115 kWh/yr9$38
Beko BDPB803SW8 kg115 kWh/yr9$38
Chiq HPD80PW18 kg115 kWh/yr9$38
Aeg T858M6OBC8 kg112 kWh/yr9$37
Chiq HPD78PG28 kg115 kWh/yr9$38
Miele TWF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31

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

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LG DVH9-08B specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cotton, Normal, Cupboard
Programme time
150 min
Moisture removed in test
6.37 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
600 ร— 850 ร— 690 mm
Annual energy (label)
115 kWh
Star rating index
9.03
Country of manufacture
South Korea

Other model numbers on registration ACD0732

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0732
GEMS registration id
157645
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
20 January 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
TD-H803
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.