c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
171 kWh
Label: 300 kWh Β· 0.82 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$55 / year
$547 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Cotton, 40℃, 1400rpm programme

17% 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 25% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year more than the median, $81 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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Haier HWF85ANB1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.566
Programme tested
Cotton, 40℃, 1400rpm
Programme time
328 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
300 kWh
Star rating index
4.22
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1793

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1793
GEMS registration id
179502
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
11 May 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
HWF85AN*1
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005 + A1 + A2 + A3 and testing requirements in the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015

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.