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Front loader · 8 kg

Artusi AWM8000W Washing Machine

Artusi AWM8000W is a 8 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1844).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
136 kWh
Label: 238 kWh · 0.65 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$43 / year
$434 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · ECO Wash, 60°C, Speed 1400 programme

7% less electricity than the median of 98 comparable 8 kg front loader washing machine registrations (256 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 69% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year less than the median, $32 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 98 comparable 8 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 8 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Artusi AWM8000W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.590
Programme tested
ECO Wash, 60°C, Speed 1400
Programme time
389 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (W×H×D)
595 × 850 × 475 mm
Annual energy (label)
238 kWh
Star rating index
4.51
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1844

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1844
GEMS registration id
182211
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 September 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
AWM8000**
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.