c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
151 kWh
Label: 265 kWh · 0.73 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$48 / year
$48 electricity + $0 water · $483 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton, Temp: 40 C, Spin speed: 1400 rpm, Extra Rinse programme

4% 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 41% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year more than the median, $17 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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Hisense HWFS8514E specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.523
Programme tested
Cotton, Temp: 40 C, Spin speed: 1400 rpm, Extra Rinse
Programme time
294 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
595 × 845 × 620 mm
Annual energy (label)
265 kWh
Star rating index
4.56
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1322
GEMS registration id
153858
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 April 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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. How the derived figures are calculated.