Name: Chiq WD85SW1
Brand: Chiq
SKU: ACD0774

Electricity pricec/kWh

Dryer loadsper week

Capacity: 5 kg; Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating: 4
Annual electricity use: 162 kWh; Label: 162 kWh · 3.1 kWh per load
Estimated running cost: $53 / year; $535 over 10 years

Control: Auto-sensing · Drying, 1400 rpm programme

15% less electricity than the median of 81 comparable 6 kg and under condenser dryer registrations (191 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 77% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year less than the median, $96 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 191141249

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 81 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 New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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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 Chiq models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Chiq WDFL8T48B35 kg162 kWh/yr	5 kg	4	162	$53	77% of similar
Chiq FRONT LOADING AUTOMATIC WASHER-DRYER COMBO MACHINE5 kg162 kWh/yr	5 kg	4	162	$53	77% of similar

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

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Chiq WD85SW1 specifications

Type (government): Condenser
Rated capacity: 5.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer: Yes
Control: autosensing
Programme tested: Drying, 1400 rpm
Programme time: 211 min
Moisture removed in test: –
Dimensions (W×H×D): 600 × 847 × 577 mm
Annual energy (label): 162 kWh
Star rating index: 4.03
Country of manufacture: China

Other model numbers on registration ACD0774

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ACD0774
GEMS registration id: 161895
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 26 May 2029
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: WDFL85 series
Regulatory standard: Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2024
Test standard: AS/NZS 2442.1:1996/Amdt 4:2006

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.