c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
151 kWh
Label: 265 kWh ยท 0.73 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$48 / year
$483 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cottons, 40ยฐC, Eco program programme

4% 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 41% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year more than the median, $17 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 WH8560P3 specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
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Water per wash
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Water efficiency index
0.548
Programme tested
Cottons, 40ยฐC, Eco program
Programme time
257 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
265 kWh
Star rating index
4.51
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1702
GEMS registration id
174445
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
17 December 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
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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.