c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
115 kWh
Label: 201 kWh Β· 0.55 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$37 / year
$367 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Cotton, Item: Durable, Colour: White, Auto Dose: Manual programme

23% less electricity than the median of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (261 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 94% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year less than the median, $109 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Fisher & Paykel WH9060D5 specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.567
Programme tested
Cotton, Item: Durable, Colour: White, Auto Dose: Manual
Programme time
288 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
201 kWh
Star rating index
5.08
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1659

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1659
GEMS registration id
173709
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 November 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WH9060D Series
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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.