c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
131 kWh
Label: 230 kWh · 0.63 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$42 / year
$42 electricity + $0 water · $419 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Eco Cottons + Temp 40°C, Spin 1400rpm programme

5% less electricity than the median of 76 comparable 10 kg front loader washing machine registrations (243 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 65% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $24 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 76 comparable 10 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 10 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Electrolux EWF1042R9 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.526
Programme tested
Eco Cottons + Temp 40°C, Spin 1400rpm
Programme time
333 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 659 mm
Annual energy (label)
230 kWh
Star rating index
5.13
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Other model numbers on registration ACW1470

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1470
GEMS registration id
164504
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
23 September 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
EWF1042R9
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.