c/kWh
per week
Capacity
9 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
9
Annual electricity use
129 kWh
Label: 129 kWh ยท 2.5 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$43 / year
$426 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Cotton, Dry Level 3 programme

About the same electricity as the median of 64 comparable 9 kg condenser dryer registrations (129 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 34% of them.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 64 comparable 9 kg condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 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 TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Miele TWF 720 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr10$31
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32
Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr10$32

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Samsung Electronics DV90T7440BT

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LG TD-H903CME9 kg129 kWh/yr9$43
Midea MD205H90WB/W-AU9 kg129 kWh/yr9$43
Midea MD200H90WB/T-AU9 kg129 kWh/yr9$43
Haier HDHP90NB19 kg126 kWh/yr9$42
Hisense HDFS90HAB9 kg125 kWh/yr9$41
Hitachi TD-90XKVEUVM9 kg129 kWh/yr9$43
LG DXH9-099 kg129 kWh/yr9$43
Haier HDHP90NW19 kg126 kWh/yr9$42

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

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Samsung Electronics DV90T7440BT specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cotton, Dry Level 3
Programme time
261 min
Moisture removed in test
7.14 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
129 kWh
Star rating index
9.05
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACD0851

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0851
GEMS registration id
169990
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
13 August 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
DV90T8440SH
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.