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Top loader · 7 kg

Germanica GTLW-700AU71 Washing Machine

Germanica GTLW-700AU71 is a 7 kg top loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1451).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
225 kWh
Label: 395 kWh · 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$72 / year
$72 electricity + $0 water · $720 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · normal program, water level 8 programme

12% less electricity than the median of 28 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations (449 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 64% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year less than the median, $98 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 28 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 7 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Germanica GTLW-700AU71 specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.654
Programme tested
normal program, water level 8
Programme time
184 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
550 × 940 × 570 mm
Annual energy (label)
395 kWh
Star rating index
3.05
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1451
GEMS registration id
162785
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
7 July 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
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. Manufacturer: ayonz.com. How the derived figures are calculated.