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Front loader · 8.5 kg

Fisher & Paykel WD8560F1 Washer Dryer

Fisher & Paykel WD8560F1 is a 8.5 kg front loader washer dryer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1201). The registered figures are for its wash cycle.

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
8.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
185 kWh
Label: 325 kWh · 0.89 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$59 / year
$59 electricity + $0 water · $593 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cottons, Wash, 40°C, 1400, Eco programme

33% 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 0% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year more than the median, $148 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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Fisher & Paykel WD8560F1 specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.500
Programme tested
Cottons, Wash, 40°C, 1400, Eco
Programme time
296 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
325 kWh
Star rating index
4.17
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1201
GEMS registration id
145669
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
7 May 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
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.