c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8.5 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
427 kWh
Label: 750 kWh · 2.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$180 / year
$137 electricity + $43 water · $1,798 over 10 years
Water per wash
82.7 L · Water Saving, Water Level 10, Wash Time 27min, Rinse Times 4, Spin Time 30min, Temp. Cold & Hot programme

50% more electricity than the median of 29 comparable 8 kg top loader washing machine registrations (500 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 7% of them. At your rates that is about $46 a year more than the median, $456 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 29 comparable 8 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 8 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Samsung Electronics WA85N6750BW specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
82.7 L
Water efficiency index
0.586
Programme tested
Water Saving, Water Level 10, Wash Time 27min, Rinse Times 4, Spin Time 30min, Temp. Cold & Hot
Programme time
122 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
750 kWh
Star rating index
2.04
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Other model numbers on registration ACW1305

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1305
GEMS registration id
153107
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
22 March 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WA85N6750BW
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.