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Top loader · 8 kg

Haier HWT08AN1 Washing Machine

Haier HWT08AN1 is a 8 kg top loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1705).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
125 kWh
Label: 220 kWh · 0.60 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$40 / year
$401 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · Eco, Water level high, Water temp warm, Rinse eco, Spin speed high, Options soiled+&soak programme

56% less electricity than the median of 29 comparable 8 kg top loader washing machine registrations (500 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 90% of them. At your rates that is about $51 a year less than the median, $511 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 29 comparable 8 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 8 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Haier HWT08AN1 specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.656
Programme tested
Eco, Water level high, Water temp warm, Rinse eco, Spin speed high, Options soiled+&soak
Programme time
127 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
220 kWh
Star rating index
4.51
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1705
GEMS registration id
175509
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
21 December 2030
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 + 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.com. How the derived figures are calculated.