c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
139 kWh
Label: 244 kWh · 0.67 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$44 / year
$44 electricity + $0 water · $445 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · ECO wash, 60℃, 1400 rpm programme

4% less 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 56% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $21 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 (below 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-800AU9FLMK2 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.565
Programme tested
ECO wash, 60℃, 1400 rpm
Programme time
390 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
595 × 850 × 475 mm
Annual energy (label)
244 kWh
Star rating index
4.51
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1382
GEMS registration id
158221
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
4 December 2028
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.