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Fisher & Paykel WH8060P Series Washing Machine

Fisher & Paykel WH8060P Series is a 8 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1600).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
105 kWh
Label: 185 kWh · 0.51 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$34 / year
$337 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · Cotton, Item: Durable, Colour: White, Auto Dose: Manual programme

28% less electricity than the median of 98 comparable 8 kg front loader washing machine registrations (256 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 92% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year less than the median, $129 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 98 comparable 8 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 8 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Fisher & Paykel WH8060P Series specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.564
Programme tested
Cotton, Item: Durable, Colour: White, Auto Dose: Manual
Programme time
268 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
185 kWh
Star rating index
5.03
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1600

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1600
GEMS registration id
172014
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 October 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WH8060P Series
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021

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.