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Front loader · 9 kg

Electrolux EWF9043 Washing Machine

Electrolux EWF9043 is a 9 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1478).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
125 kWh
Label: 219 kWh · 0.60 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$40 / year
$40 electricity + $0 water · $399 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Eco Cottons + Temp 40°C, Spin 1400rpm programme

16% less electricity than the median of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (261 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 67% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year less than the median, $77 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 67 comparable 9 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 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Electrolux EWF9043 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.533
Programme tested
Eco Cottons + Temp 40°C, Spin 1400rpm
Programme time
294 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 659 mm
Annual energy (label)
219 kWh
Star rating index
5.01
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Other model numbers on registration ACW1478

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1478
GEMS registration id
164851
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 October 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
EWF9043
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.