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Front loader · 9 kg

Miele WWI 861 Washing Machine

Miele WWI 861 is a 9 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1566).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
149 kWh
Label: 261 kWh · 0.72 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$48 / year
$48 electricity + $0 water · $476 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton 40°C with frame programme

About the same electricity as the median of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (261 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 48% of them.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 67 comparable 9 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 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Miele WWI 861 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.513
Programme tested
Cotton 40°C with frame
Programme time
237 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
596 × 850 × 643 mm
Annual energy (label)
261 kWh
Star rating index
4.73
Country of manufacture
Germany, Czechia, Poland

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1566
GEMS registration id
170234
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 June 2030
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. Manufacturer: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.