c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
141 kWh
Label: 141 kWh Β· 2.7 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$45 / year
$451 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing Β· Cotton Dry-Extra Dry programme

26% 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 83% of them. At your rates that is about $16 a year less than the median, $160 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
Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$38
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$38

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Smeg SAWD844

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Beko BWDB8420W*4 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$45
Beko BWDB8420W4 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$45
Inalto IFLW7D404 kg166 kWh/yr2.5$53
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$38
Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$38
Haier HWD8040BW14 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$45
Fisher & Paykel WD7560P14 kg140 kWh/yr3.5$45
Artusi AWD845W/14.5 kg173 kWh/yr2.5$55

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

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Smeg SAWD844 specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
4.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cotton Dry-Extra Dry
Programme time
223 min
Moisture removed in test
3.16 kg
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
598 Γ— 866 Γ— 609 mm
Annual energy (label)
141 kWh
Star rating index
3.51
Country of manufacture
TΓΌrkiye

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACD0798
GEMS registration id
164550
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
23 September 2029
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.