c/kWh
per week
Capacity
6 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
228 kWh
Label: 228 kWh Β· 4.4 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$73 / year
$730 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Dry, Speed: 1400, Dry Level: 3 programme

19% 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 18% of them. At your rates that is about $12 a year more than the median, $118 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 TWB 140 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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Electrolux EWW1043R7SCS6 kg220 kWh/yr3$70
Aeg L8WEC166R6 kg229 kWh/yr3$73
Samsung Electronics WD90HG5U34BE6 kg249 kWh/yr2.5$80
Telefunken TF1060AU10FLWD6 kg228 kWh/yr3$73
Electrolux EWW1043R7SC6 kg220 kWh/yr3$70
Seiki SC-1060AU10FLC6 kg228 kWh/yr3$73
Aeg LWA8516O5S6 kg229 kWh/yr3$73

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

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Kogan KAHWS09DR6C specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Dry, Speed: 1400, Dry Level: 3
Programme time
435 min
Moisture removed in test
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
228 kWh
Star rating index
3.05
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACD1000

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD1000
GEMS registration id
181811
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
18 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KAHWS09DR6*
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. How the derived figures are calculated.