c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
187 kWh
Label: 329 kWh · 0.90 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$60 / year
$60 electricity + $0 water · $600 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cottons, 40 Deg C, Eco Rinse programme

29% more 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 10% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year more than the median, $134 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 (above 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 WH8560F1 specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.550
Programme tested
Cottons, 40 Deg C, Eco Rinse
Programme time
287 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 645 mm
Annual energy (label)
329 kWh
Star rating index
4.05
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1564
GEMS registration id
170232
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
26 August 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/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.