c/kWh
per week
Capacity
5 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
144 kWh
Label: 144 kWh Β· 2.8 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$46 / year
$461 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Cottons 60oC Normal+ dry programme

25% 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 82% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year less than the median, $150 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 (below 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
Haier HTDWD1060TB16 kg116 kWh/yr7$37
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$38
Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$38
LG WD1610NSW6 kg119 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
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Beko BWDB9540W5 kg176 kWh/yr3.5$56
Beko BWDB9530W5 kg176 kWh/yr3.5$56
Westinghouse WWW9024M5SA5 kg191 kWh/yr3$61

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

Other Miele models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Miele WTW870 WPM5 kg146 kWh/yr4.5$47
Miele WTW 871 WPM5 kg146 kWh/yr4.5$47

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

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Miele WTZH 730 WPM specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
5.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cottons 60oC Normal+ dry
Programme time
127 min
Moisture removed in test
3.93 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
586 Γ— 850 Γ— 714 mm
Annual energy (label)
144 kWh
Star rating index
4.75
Country of manufacture
Czechia, Germany

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0630
GEMS registration id
145893
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 July 2027
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.