c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
139 kWh
Label: 244 kWh ยท 0.67 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$44 / year
$445 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Intensive (Temp. is"40ยฐC", Spin Speed is "1200rpm", Program time is "238min") programme

6% less 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 50% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year less than the median, $26 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 (below 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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Stirling STR-FLW6W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
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Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.700
Programme tested
Intensive (Temp. is"40ยฐC", Spin Speed is "1200rpm", Program time is "238min")
Programme time
238 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
244 kWh
Star rating index
3.69
Country of manufacture
China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1719
GEMS registration id
173493
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
29 December 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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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. How the derived figures are calculated.