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Front loader ยท 9 kg
LG WX3-1409W Washing Machine
LG WX3-1409W is a 9 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australiaโs Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1745).
- Capacity
- 9 kg
- Front loader
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Annual electricity use
- 157 kWh
- Label: 275 kWh ยท 0.75 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $50 / year
- $501 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- โ ยท Cotton Eco, 40ยฐC, Spin 1400 RPM, Rinse 3 programme
5% more electricity than the median of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (261 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 27% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $26 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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LG WX3-1409W specifications
- Loading
- Front loader
- Rated capacity
- 9.0 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- No
- Wash action
- โ
- Water per wash
- โ
- Water efficiency index
- 0.567
- Programme tested
- Cotton Eco, 40ยฐC, Spin 1400 RPM, Rinse 3
- Programme time
- 408 min
- Internal heater
- Yes
- Dimensions (WรHรD)
- 600 ร 850 ร 565 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 275 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.50
- Country of manufacture
- China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ACW1745
- GEMS registration id
- 176381
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 4 February 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- โ
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1
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.