c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
5.5 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
240 kWh
Label: 421 kWh · 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$77 / year
$77 electricity + $0 water · $768 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Normal programme

1% less electricity than the median of 33 comparable under 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations (426 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 55% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year less than the median, $9 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 33 comparable under 7 kg top 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 top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Esatto ETLW55B specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
5.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.747
Programme tested
Normal
Programme time
131 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
515 × 910 × 525 mm
Annual energy (label)
421 kWh
Star rating index
2.23
Country of manufacture
China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
ETLW55WACW14992421

Other model numbers on registration ACW1616

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1616
GEMS registration id
173062
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
22 September 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
ETLW55*
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.