c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
12 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
145 kWh
Label: 255 kWh ยท 0.70 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$47 / year
$465 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cotton, Ultra Fresh Air:OFF, Temperature:40ยฐC, Spin Speed:Max, Rinse:3, Detergent:OFF, Softener:OFF programme

12% less electricity than 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 82% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year less than the median, $66 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 11 comparable 11 to 12 kg front loader washer dryer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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 HWD1280PXB1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.577
Programme tested
Cotton, Ultra Fresh Air:OFF, Temperature:40ยฐC, Spin Speed:Max, Rinse:3, Detergent:OFF, Softener:OFF
Programme time
390 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
255 kWh
Star rating index
5.14
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1736
GEMS registration id
176338
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
29 January 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
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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.