Australia · costs in AUD
Front loader · 18.5 kg
Samsung Electronics WD18DB8995BZ Washing Machine
Samsung Electronics WD18DB8995BZ is a 18.5 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1448).
- Capacity
- 18.5 kg
- Front loader
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Annual electricity use
- 311 kWh
- Label: 545 kWh · 1.5 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $99 / year
- $99 electricity + $0 water · $994 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- 0.0 L · Energy Saving, Temp. 40°C, Rinse 3 times, Spin Extra High, Dry off programme
About the same electricity as 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 40% of them.
How efficient is it for its size?
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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Samsung Electronics WD18DB8995BZ specifications
- Loading
- Front loader
- Rated capacity
- 18.5 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- No
- Wash action
- –
- Water per wash
- 0.0 L
- Water efficiency index
- 0.601
- Programme tested
- Energy Saving, Temp. 40°C, Rinse 3 times, Spin Extra High, Dry off
- Programme time
- 354 min
- Internal heater
- –
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 545 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.50
- Country of manufacture
- South Korea
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ACW1448
- GEMS registration id
- 162010
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 June 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, 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. How the derived figures are calculated.