c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
14 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
242 kWh
Label: 424 kWh · 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$151 / year
$77 electricity + $74 water · $1,511 over 10 years
Water per wash
141.9 L · Cotton, 40℃, Rinse 4, Spin High, Intensive programme

22% less electricity than the median of 5 comparable 13 kg and above front loader washing machine registrations (545 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 80% of them. At your rates that is about $22 a year less than the median, $221 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 5 comparable 13 kg and above front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13 kg and above front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WXLS-1014WX specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
14.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
141.9 L
Water efficiency index
0.575
Programme tested
Cotton, 40℃, Rinse 4, Spin High, Intensive
Programme time
432 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
650 × 950 × 645 mm
Annual energy (label)
424 kWh
Star rating index
4.50
Country of manufacture
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ACW1427

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1427
GEMS registration id
161758
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 May 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WXLS-1014*
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.