c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
11 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
193 kWh
Label: 338 kWh ยท 0.93 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$62 / year
$616 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cottons 40ยฐC Eco 1400rpm program programme

16% more electricity than the median of 37 comparable 11 to 12 kg front loader washing machine registrations (291 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 14% 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 37 comparable 11 to 12 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 11 to 12 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Fisher & Paykel WH1160P3 specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
11.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
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Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.562
Programme tested
Cottons 40ยฐC Eco 1400rpm program
Programme time
312 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
338 kWh
Star rating index
4.50
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1708
GEMS registration id
175699
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
21 December 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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 + 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.