c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
165 kWh
Label: 290 kWh Β· 0.79 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$53 / year
$529 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Cottons Manual Eco 40C programme

19% more 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 25% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year more than the median, $86 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 (above 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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Fisher & Paykel WH1060S1 specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.570
Programme tested
Cottons Manual Eco 40C
Programme time
303 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
290 kWh
Star rating index
4.60
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1715

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1715
GEMS registration id
175508
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
23 December 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WH1060S
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005 + A1 + A2 + A3 and testing requirements in the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015

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.