c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
224 kWh
Label: 393 kWh ยท 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$72 / year
$717 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท "Normal" +temperature "Warm" + Water Level "8" programme

12% less electricity than the median of 28 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations (449 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 86% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year less than the median, $101 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 28 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 7 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Mykin MTLW72* specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.667
Programme tested
"Normal" +temperature "Warm" + Water Level "8"
Programme time
330 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
550 ร— 935 ร— 565 mm
Annual energy (label)
393 kWh
Star rating index
3.05
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1785

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1785
GEMS registration id
178472
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
31 March 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
MTLW72*
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.