New Zealand · costs in NZD
Vented · 4.5 kg
Westinghouse WDV457H3WB Clothes Dryer
Westinghouse WDV457H3WB is a 4.5 kg vented clothes dryer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACD0583).
A newer registration of this model exists: ACD0922.
- Capacity
- 4.5 kg
- Vented
- Energy rating
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 219 kWh
- Label: 219 kWh · 4.2 kWh per load
- Estimated running cost
- $72 / year
- $723 over 10 years
- Control
- Timer · Full Heat, Time setting 110 min programme
11% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 6 kg and under vented dryer registrations (245 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 56% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year less than the median, $86 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under vented 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Robinhood RHVD45UDW4.5 kg202 kWh/yr | 2 | $67 | |
| Solt GGSVDE45*4.5 kg202 kWh/yr | 2 | $67 | |
| Esatto VDE45C4.5 kg202 kWh/yr | 2 | $67 | |
| Solt GGSVDE45W4.5 kg202 kWh/yr | 2 | $67 | |
| Esatto VDE45*4.5 kg202 kWh/yr | 2 | $67 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Westinghouse WDV457H3WB specifications
- Type (government)
- Vented
- Rated capacity
- 4.5 kg
- Combination washer-dryer
- No
- Control
- timer
- Programme tested
- Full Heat, Time setting 110 min
- Programme time
- 100 min
- Moisture removed in test
- 3.56 kg
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 219 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.52
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Related Westinghouse model numbers starting with WDV457H3WB
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDV457H3WB | ACD0922 | 1.5 | 213 | 3 December 2030 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ACD0583
- GEMS registration id
- 141606
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 12 October 2026
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, 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.