c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
139 kWh
Label: 244 kWh Β· 0.67 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$44 / year
$445 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Eco wash programme

4% less 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 56% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $21 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 (below 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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Mykin MFLW800B specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.546
Programme tested
Eco wash
Programme time
401 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
595 Γ— 850 Γ— 475 mm
Annual energy (label)
244 kWh
Star rating index
4.55
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1670

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1670
GEMS registration id
174257
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
18 November 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
MFLW800*
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.