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Front loader · 8 kg

Chiq WDFL8T48B3 Washer Dryer

Chiq WDFL8T48B3 is a 8 kg front loader washer dryer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1230). The registered figures are for its wash cycle.

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
177 kWh
Label: 310 kWh · 0.85 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$57 / year
$57 electricity + $0 water · $565 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton, 40°C, 1400rpm programme

27% more electricity than the median of 24 comparable 8 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (244 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 17% of them. At your rates that is about $12 a year more than the median, $120 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 24 comparable 8 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 8 kg front loader washer dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Chiq WDFL8T48B3 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.568
Programme tested
Cotton, 40°C, 1400rpm
Programme time
236 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 577 × 847 mm
Annual energy (label)
310 kWh
Star rating index
4.02
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1230

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1230
GEMS registration id
147410
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
6 June 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
FRONT LOADING AUTOMATIC WASHER-DRYER COMBO MACHINE
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/Amdt 3:2010

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.