Australia · costs in AUD
Condenser · 5 kg
Chiq WDFL85T48B5 Clothes Dryer
Chiq WDFL85T48B5 is a 5 kg condenser clothes dryer (combination washer-dryer) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACD0774).
- Capacity
- 5 kg
- Condenser, washer-dryer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 162 kWh
- Label: 162 kWh · 3.1 kWh per load
- Estimated running cost
- $52 / year
- $518 over 10 years
- Control
- Auto-sensing · Drying, 1400 rpm programme
15% 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 72% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year less than the median, $93 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 6 kg and under condenser dryer sold in Australia, 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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| Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $38 | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miele WTZH 730 WPM5 kg144 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $46 | |
| LG WVC5-1409W5 kg162 kWh/yr | 4 | $52 | |
| Miele WTW 871 WPM5 kg146 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $47 | |
| Beko BWDB9530W5 kg176 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $56 | |
| Beko BWDB9540W5 kg176 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $56 | |
| Inalto IFL80D50C5 kg191 kWh/yr | 3 | $61 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq WDFL8T48W25 kg162 kWh/yr | 4 | $52 | |
| Chiq WDFL8T48B35 kg162 kWh/yr | 4 | $52 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
Compare WDFL85T48B5 with another clothes dryer
Chiq WDFL85T48B5 specifications
- Type (government)
- Condenser
- Rated capacity
- 5.0 kg
- Combination washer-dryer
- Yes
- Control
- autosensing
- Programme tested
- Drying, 1400 rpm
- Programme time
- 211 min
- Moisture removed in test
- –
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 600 × 847 × 577 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 162 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.03
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ACD0774
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ACD0774
- GEMS registration id
- 161895
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 May 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- WDFL85 series
- 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.