c/kWh
per week
Capacity
17 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
10
Annual electricity use
208 kWh
Label: 208 kWh ยท 4.0 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$69 / year
$686 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Cotton, Dryness Normal programme

46% more electricity than the median of 49 comparable 10 kg and above condenser dryer registrations (143 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 2% of them. At your rates that is about $21 a year more than the median, $215 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 49 comparable 10 kg and above condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg and above condenser dryer sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Samsung Electronics DV90F17CDS specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
17.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cotton, Dryness Normal
Programme time
595 min
Moisture removed in test
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Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
208 kWh
Star rating index
10.02
Country of manufacture
South Korea

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0862
GEMS registration id
170916
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 October 2030
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 2442.1:2021 + 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.