c/kWh
per week
Capacity
4 kg
Condenser, washer-dryer
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
166 kWh
Label: 166 kWh ยท 3.2 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$55 / year
$548 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Dry only program, Extra dry. programme

13% 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 73% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year less than the median, $83 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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.

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 WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Fisher & Paykel WD7560P14 kg140 kWh/yr3.5$46
Beko BWDB8420W*4 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Beko BWDB8420W14 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47

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

Clothes dryers similar to the Inalto IFLW7D40

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Eurotech ED-WDC74WH4 kg166 kWh/yr2.5$55
Beko BWDB8420W4 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Beko BWDB8420W14 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Smeg SAWD8444 kg141 kWh/yr3.5$47
Miele WTR870WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Miele WTR 871 WPM4 kg118 kWh/yr4.5$39
Midea MFN03D70/WW4 kg166 kWh/yr2.5$55
Fisher & Paykel WD7560P14 kg140 kWh/yr3.5$46

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

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Inalto IFLW7D40 specifications

Type (government)
Condenser
Rated capacity
4.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
Yes
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Dry only program, Extra dry.
Programme time
197 min
Moisture removed in test
3.21 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
595 ร— 850 ร— 565 mm
Annual energy (label)
166 kWh
Star rating index
2.50
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACD0642
GEMS registration id
147082
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
18 May 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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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.