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Front loader Β· 12 kg
Haier HLC1290CTB2 Washer Dryer
Haier HLC1290CTB2 is a 12 kg front loader washer dryer registered under Australiaβs Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1692). The registered figures are for its wash cycle.
- Wash capacity
- 12 kg
- Front loader
- Energy rating
- 5
- Annual electricity use
- 166 kWh
- Label: 291 kWh Β· 0.80 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $53 / year
- $531 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- β Β· Cotton, 40β, 1400rpm, Detergent: off, Softener: off programme
About the same electricity as the median of 11 comparable 11 to 12 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (291 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 46% of them.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 11 to 12 kg front loader washer dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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Haier HLC1290CTB2 specifications
- Loading
- Front loader
- Rated capacity
- 12.0 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- Yes
- Wash action
- β
- Water per wash
- β
- Water efficiency index
- 0.528
- Programme tested
- Cotton, 40β, 1400rpm, Detergent: off, Softener: off
- Programme time
- 385 min
- Internal heater
- Yes
- Dimensions (WΓHΓD)
- β
- Annual energy (label)
- 291 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.03
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ACW1692
- GEMS registration id
- 174254
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 December 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- β
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
- Test standard
- β
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.