c/kWh
per week
Capacity
7 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
312 kWh
Label: 312 kWh Β· 6.0 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$100 / year
$998 over 10 years
Control
Timer Β· Extra Dry Program programme

About the same electricity as the median of 23 comparable 7 kg vented dryer registrations (311 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 30% of them.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 7 kg vented dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 7 kg vented 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
Onix ON-VD6W6 kg247 kWh/yr2.5$79
Stirling STR-CD606 kg247 kWh/yr2.5$79
Devanti TD-D-6KG-WH6 kg251 kWh/yr2$80
Norj NFLD106W16 kg266 kWh/yr2$85
Artusi ACD60A6 kg266 kWh/yr2$85

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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Akai AK-VD7B7 kg310 kWh/yr2$99
Heller HCD7E7 kg314 kWh/yr2$100
Kogan KACDRYTS70F7 kg302 kWh/yr2$97
Kogan KACDRYTS70*7 kg302 kWh/yr2$97
Stirling STR-CD70W7 kg289 kWh/yr2.5$92
Inalto IVD7G7 kg311 kWh/yr2$100
Solt GGSVD77 kg311 kWh/yr2$100

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

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Prinetti IA4461 specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
timer
Programme tested
Extra Dry Program
Programme time
203 min
Moisture removed in test
5.69 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
312 kWh
Star rating index
2.07
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0594
GEMS registration id
142830
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
17 November 2026
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, 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. How the derived figures are calculated.