c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4.5 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
202 kWh
Label: 202 kWh Β· 3.9 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$65 / year
$646 over 10 years
Control
Timer Β· Timer set to 200 programme

18% less electricity than the median of 38 comparable 6 kg and under vented dryer registrations (246 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 71% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year less than the median, $141 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 38 comparable 6 kg and under vented 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 vented 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Haier HDV40A14 kg180 kWh/yr2$58

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

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

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Esatto VDE45SL specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
4.5 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
timer
Programme tested
Timer set to 200
Programme time
200 min
Moisture removed in test
3.53 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
600 Γ— 700 Γ— 435 mm
Annual energy (label)
202 kWh
Star rating index
2.02
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACD0657

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0657
GEMS registration id
148524
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
15 January 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
VDE45*
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.