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Front loader ยท 4 kg

Camec CFLWM-40 Washing Machine

Camec CFLWM-40 is a 4 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australiaโ€™s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1365).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
4 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
100 kWh
Label: 176 kWh ยท 0.48 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$32 / year
$32 electricity + $0 water ยท $321 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท Cotton, 40หšC, 1000rpm programme

32% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable under 7 kg front loader washing machine registrations (259 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 72% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year less than the median, $150 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 comparable under 7 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 under 7 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Camec CFLWM-40 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
4.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
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Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.609
Programme tested
Cotton, 40หšC, 1000rpm
Programme time
341 min
Internal heater
โ€“
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
510 ร— 700 ร— 490 mm
Annual energy (label)
176 kWh
Star rating index
3.67
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1365
GEMS registration id
156663
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
11 September 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/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.