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Front loader · 12 kg

Haier HWF12PXB1 Washing Machine

Haier HWF12PXB1 is a 12 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1489).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
157 kWh
Label: 275 kWh · 0.75 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$50 / year
$50 electricity + $0 water · $501 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton, 40 ℃, Spin Speed: Max, Rinse: 4, Ultra Fresh off, Detergent off, Softener off programme

5% less electricity than the median of 37 comparable 11 to 12 kg front loader washing machine registrations (291 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 68% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year less than the median, $29 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 37 comparable 11 to 12 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 11 to 12 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Haier HWF12PXB1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.561
Programme tested
Cotton, 40 ℃, Spin Speed: Max, Rinse: 4, Ultra Fresh off, Detergent off, Softener off
Programme time
420 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
275 kWh
Star rating index
5.05
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1489

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1489
GEMS registration id
165474
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 November 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia
Family
HWF12PX series
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: haier.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.