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Front loader · 8.5 kg
Fisher & Paykel WH8560P* Washing Machine
Fisher & Paykel WH8560P* is a 8.5 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1284).
- Capacity
- 8.5 kg
- Front loader
- Energy rating
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 182 kWh
- Label: 320 kWh · 0.88 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $58 / year
- $58 electricity + $0 water · $584 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- 0.0 L · Cottons, 40ºC, Eco programme
25% 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 16% of them. At your rates that is about $12 a year more than the median, $118 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
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 WH8560P* specifications
- Loading
- Front loader
- Rated capacity
- 8.5 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- No
- Wash action
- –
- Water per wash
- 0.0 L
- Water efficiency index
- 0.570
- Programme tested
- Cottons, 40ºC, Eco
- Programme time
- 244 min
- Internal heater
- –
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 320 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.09
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Fisher & Paykel model numbers starting with WH8560P
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WH8560P3 | ACW1702 | 4.5 | 265 | 17 December 2030 |
Other model numbers on registration ACW1284
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ACW1284
- GEMS registration id
- 151432
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 December 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- WH8560P*
- 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.