New Zealand · costs in NZD
Condenser · 8 kg
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU Clothes Dryer
Siemens WQ35B2A8AU is a 8 kg condenser clothes dryer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACD0958).
- Capacity
- 8 kg
- Condenser
- Energy rating
- 10
- Annual electricity use
- 98 kWh
- Label: 98 kWh · 1.9 kWh per load
- Estimated running cost
- $32 / year
- $323 over 10 years
- Control
- Auto-sensing · Cottons, Cupboard Dry, Dry Level +1 programme
29% 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 95% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year less than the median, $135 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 8 kg condenser dryer sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg93 kWh/yr | 10 | $31 | |
| Miele Txx xx0 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr | 10 | $31 | |
| Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr | 10 | $31 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch WTX88M20AU8 kg98 kWh/yr | 10 | $32 | |
| Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg93 kWh/yr | 10 | $31 | |
| Miele TCE 630 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr | 10 | $31 | |
| Electrolux EDH812R7WC8 kg98 kWh/yr | 10 | $32 | |
| Miele Txx xx0 WP8 kg94 kWh/yr | 10 | $31 | |
| Bosch WQB235B8AU8 kg98 kWh/yr | 10 | $32 | |
| Aeg T858M6OBC8 kg112 kWh/yr | 9 | $37 | |
| Hisense HDF5S80H8 kg110 kWh/yr | 9 | $36 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Siemens WQ35B2A8AU specifications
- Type (government)
- Condenser
- Rated capacity
- 8.0 kg
- Combination washer-dryer
- No
- Control
- autosensing
- Programme tested
- Cottons, Cupboard Dry, Dry Level +1
- Programme time
- 245 min
- Moisture removed in test
- –
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 98 kWh
- Star rating index
- 10.01
- Country of manufacture
- Poland
Other model numbers on registration ACD0958
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ACD0958
- GEMS registration id
- 176901
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 February 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- WQ35B2**AU
- 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.