c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
342 kWh
Label: 600 kWh · 1.6 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$109 / year
$109 electricity + $0 water · $1,094 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Normal program & Water level 5 programme

20% 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 28% of them. At your rates that is about $18 a year more than the median, $182 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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Seiki SC-8000AU7TL specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.820
Programme tested
Normal program & Water level 5
Programme time
68 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
580 × 980 × 605 mm
Annual energy (label)
600 kWh
Star rating index
2.20
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1570
GEMS registration id
170680
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 July 2030
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. Manufacturer: ayonz.com. How the derived figures are calculated.