c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
279 kWh
Label: 490 kWh Β· 1.3 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$89 / year
$89 electricity + $0 water Β· $894 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L Β· Cotton 40℃ with spin speed 1200 r/min programme

92% more 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 1% of them. At your rates that is about $43 a year more than the median, $428 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 (above 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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Seiki SC-800AU8FL specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.550
Programme tested
Cotton 40℃ with spin speed 1200 r/min
Programme time
94 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
595 Γ— 850 Γ— 600 mm
Annual energy (label)
490 kWh
Star rating index
3.00
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1540
GEMS registration id
168861
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
29 April 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia
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.