c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
285 kWh
Label: 500 kWh · 1.4 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$94 / year
$94 electricity + $0 water · $940 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton - 60 ºC programme

105% more electricity than the median of 26 comparable 8 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (244 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 0% of them. At your rates that is about $48 a year more than the median, $481 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 26 comparable 8 kg front loader washer dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 8 kg front loader washer dryer sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Duos DWD85 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.787
Programme tested
Cotton - 60 ºC
Programme time
234 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
580 × 590 × 845 mm
Annual energy (label)
500 kWh
Star rating index
2.65
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCW0192
GEMS registration id
155192
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2C
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/Amdt 3:2010

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 22 September 2026; last checked 23 September 2026. Manufacturer: duosappliances.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.