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Front loader ยท 8.5 kg
Fisher & Paykel WH8560P3 Washing Machine
Fisher & Paykel WH8560P3 is a 8.5 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australiaโs Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1702).
- 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?
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
- Loading
- Front loader
- Rated capacity
- 8.5 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- No
- Wash action
- โ
- Water per wash
- โ
- Water efficiency index
- 0.548
- Programme tested
- Cottons, 40ยฐC, Eco program
- Programme time
- 257 min
- Internal heater
- Yes
- Dimensions (WรHรD)
- โ
- 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
- โ
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
- Test standard
- โ
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.