c/kWh
per week
Capacity
7 kg
Vented
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
314 kWh
Label: 314 kWh ยท 6.0 kWh per load
Estimated running cost
$104 / year
$1,036 over 10 years
Control
Auto-sensing ยท Cotton Extra programme

1% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable 7 kg vented dryer registrations (311 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 13% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year more than the median, $10 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 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 New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

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Fisher & Paykel DE6060**6 kg267 kWh/yr2$88

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

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Robinhood RHVD70W7 kg289 kWh/yr2.5$95
Inalto IVD7G7 kg311 kWh/yr2$103
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Midea 361176 MDS70-VR072 specifications

Type (government)
Vented
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combination washer-dryer
No
Control
autosensing
Programme tested
Cotton Extra
Programme time
212 min
Moisture removed in test
5.51 kg
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
595 ร— 840 ร— 555 mm
Annual energy (label)
314 kWh
Star rating index
2.03
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCD0122
GEMS registration id
171561
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2F
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. Manufacturer: tradedepot.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.