c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4.5 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
186 kWh
Label: 186 kWh Β· 3.6 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$60 / year
$595 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Intensive Dry, Cupboard Dry programme

3% less electricity than the median of 72 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations (191 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 51% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $16 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 72 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under condenser dryer sold in Australia, 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
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Fisher & Paykel WD7560P14 kg140 kWh/yr3.5$45
Beko BWDB8420W4 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$45
Haier HWD8040BW14 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$45

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

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Whirlpool WRWD582WAU4.5 kg185 kWh/yr2.5$59
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Bosch WNA14400AU specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
4.5 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Intensive Dry, Cupboard Dry
Programme time
214 min
Moisture removed in test
3.69 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
186 kWh
Star rating index
2.53
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0644
GEMS registration id
146211
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 May 2027
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: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.