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Front loader · 12 kg

LG WV9-1412W Washing Machine

LG WV9-1412W is a 12 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1517).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
166 kWh
Label: 291 kWh · 0.80 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$53 / year
$53 electricity + $0 water · $531 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco, 40℃, Spin 1400 programme

About the same electricity as 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 46% of them.

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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LG WV9-1412W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.539
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 40℃, Spin 1400
Programme time
426 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 610 mm
Annual energy (label)
291 kWh
Star rating index
5.01
Country of manufacture
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ACW1517

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1517
GEMS registration id
167115
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
2 March 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WV9-1412
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.