c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
157 kWh
Label: 275 kWh Β· 0.75 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$50 / year
$501 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Cotton, Item:Durable, Colour:White, Dispensing:Manual Dose,More Options-Optimise:Energy programme

5% less 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 68% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year less than the median, $29 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 (below 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 WH1260MZB5 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.550
Programme tested
Cotton, Item:Durable, Colour:White, Dispensing:Manual Dose,More Options-Optimise:Energy
Programme time
409 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
275 kWh
Star rating index
5.08
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1772
GEMS registration id
176656
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 February 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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.