c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
180 kWh
Label: 180 kWh Β· 3.5 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$58 / year
$576 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Normal Dry, Auto program programme

27% 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 92% of them. At your rates that is about $21 a year less than the median, $211 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
Osvo GDZ30-428E3 kg134 kWh/yr2$43
Carson CSF343VV4 kg160 kWh/yr2.5$51

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

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Solt GGSVDE45*4.5 kg202 kWh/yr2$65
Solt GGSVDE45W4.5 kg202 kWh/yr2$65
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Haier HDV40A1 specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
4.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Normal Dry, Auto program
Programme time
134 min
Moisture removed in test
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
180 kWh
Star rating index
2.01
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD1006
GEMS registration id
181718
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2442.1:2021 + A1 + A2

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. Manufacturer: haier.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.