c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
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?

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 WH8560P2 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
0.570
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

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.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
WH8560P3ACW17024.5265

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.