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Front loader · 8 kg

Haier HWD8040BW1 Washer Dryer

Haier HWD8040BW1 is a 8 kg front loader washer dryer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1458). 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
172 kWh
Label: 302 kWh · 0.83 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$55 / year
$55 electricity + $0 water · $551 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Eco, 40oC, 1400rpm programme

24% 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 21% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year more than the median, $106 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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Haier HWD8040BW1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.601
Programme tested
Eco, 40oC, 1400rpm
Programme time
274 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
302 kWh
Star rating index
4.01
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1458
GEMS registration id
163726
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
5 September 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, 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. Manufacturer: haier.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.