c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Condenser
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
269 kWh
Label: 269 kWh Β· 5.2 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$86 / year
$861 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Eco Cottons programme

41% more 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 3% of them. At your rates that is about $25 a year more than the median, $250 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 (above 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
Miele TCA220 WP7 kg99 kWh/yr9$32
Miele TCB 150 WP7 kg100 kWh/yr9$32
Haier HTDWD1060TB16 kg116 kWh/yr7$37
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 kWh/yr7$38
Midea MD110H70/W-AU7 kg120 kWh/yr7$38

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

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Seiki SC-1060AU10FLC6 kg269 kWh/yr2$86
Telefunken TF1060AU10FLWD6 kg269 kWh/yr2$86
Chiq WD100T series6 kg177 kWh/yr4.5$57
Hisense HCF7S1014B6 kg180 kWh/yr4.5$58
LG WVC5-1410W6 kg195 kWh/yr4$62
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 kWh/yr7$38
Chiq WD100TW6 kg177 kWh/yr4.5$57
Hisense HCF7S1014BX6 kg180 kWh/yr4.5$58

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

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Electrolux EDV605H3WC specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Eco Cottons
Programme time
167 min
Moisture removed in test
4.78 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
596 Γ— 850 Γ— 662 mm
Annual energy (label)
269 kWh
Star rating index
2.03
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0788
GEMS registration id
163553
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
25 July 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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.