Australia · costs in AUD
Condenser · 4 kg
Miele WTD 161 WCS Clothes Dryer
Miele WTD 161 WCS is a 4 kg condenser clothes dryer (combination washer-dryer) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACD0848).
- Capacity
- 4 kg
- Condenser, washer-dryer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 126 kWh
- Label: 126 kWh · 2.4 kWh per load
- Estimated running cost
- $40 / year
- $403 over 10 years
- Control
- Auto-sensing · Drying ECO 40-60 Normal programme
34% 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 89% of them. At your rates that is about $21 a year less than the median, $208 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.
Clothes dryers that use less electricity
Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $38 | |
| Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $38 |
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.
Other Miele models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $38 | |
| Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $38 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Miele WTD 161 WCS specifications
- Type (government)
- Condenser
- Rated capacity
- 4.0 kg
- Combination washer-dryer
- Yes
- Control
- autosensing
- Programme tested
- Drying ECO 40-60 Normal
- Programme time
- 149 min
- Moisture removed in test
- 3.20 kg
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 596 × 850 × 637 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 126 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.20
- Country of manufacture
- Germany, Czechia, Poland
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ACD0848
- GEMS registration id
- 170217
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 June 2030
- 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. Manufacturer: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.