c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4.5 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
173 kWh
Label: 173 kWh Β· 3.3 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$57 / year
$571 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Program no. 13, Cotton Dry, Level 3 programme

9% 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 65% of them. At your rates that is about $6 a year less than the median, $59 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
Fisher & Paykel WD7560P14 kg140 kWh/yr3.5$46
Smeg SAWD8444 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Haier HWD8040BW14 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Robinhood WDCA845W

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Whirlpool WRWD582WAU4.5 kg185 kWh/yr2.5$61
Artusi AWD845W/14.5 kg173 kWh/yr2.5$57
Whirlpool WWPB8502IW4.5 kg171 kWh/yr3$56
Majestic majesticwd4.5 kg173 kWh/yr2.5$57
Bosch WNA14400AU4.5 kg186 kWh/yr2.5$61
Ariston ARWD582WAU4.5 kg185 kWh/yr2.5$61
Artusi ADW8454.5 kg173 kWh/yr2.5$57
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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Robinhood WDCA845W specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
4.5 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Program no. 13, Cotton Dry, Level 3
Programme time
258 min
Moisture removed in test
3.62 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
173 kWh
Star rating index
2.98
Country of manufacture
TΓΌrkiye

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0588
GEMS registration id
141981
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
25 October 2026
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
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.