c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
162 kWh
Label: 284 kWh · 0.78 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$52 / year
$52 electricity + $0 water · $518 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco, 40℃, Spin 1400 programme

6% more electricity than the median of 25 comparable 9 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (268 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 28% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $29 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 25 comparable 9 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 9 kg front loader washer dryer sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WVC5-1409W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.538
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 40℃, Spin 1400
Programme time
371 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 560 mm
Annual energy (label)
284 kWh
Star rating index
4.50
Country of manufacture
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1484
GEMS registration id
165153
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
10 December 2029
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.