c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
164 kWh
Label: 288 kWh Β· 0.79 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$53 / year
$525 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Cotton 40℃, 1400 rpm programme

8% more electricity than the median of 23 comparable 10 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (266 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 44% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year more than the median, $40 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 10 kg front loader washer dryer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg front loader washer dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Chiq WD100TB specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.592
Programme tested
Cotton 40℃, 1400 rpm
Programme time
316 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
288 kWh
Star rating index
4.56
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1640

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1640
GEMS registration id
173239
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
15 October 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WD100T series
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 22 September 2026; last checked 23 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.