c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
172 kWh
Label: 301 kWh Β· 0.82 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$55 / year
$549 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Using Cotton, 40β„ƒοΌŒ1200rpm programme

16% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable under 7 kg front loader washing machine registrations (259 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 38% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year more than the median, $78 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 comparable under 7 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 under 7 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Shome I Seiki SC-600AU*** specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.717
Programme tested
Using Cotton, 40β„ƒοΌŒ1200rpm
Programme time
342 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
595 Γ— 850 Γ— 440 mm
Annual energy (label)
301 kWh
Star rating index
3.22
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1797

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1797
GEMS registration id
179236
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
12 May 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
SC-600AU***
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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.