c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
162 kWh
Label: 284 kWh Β· 0.78 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$52 / year
$518 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· Eco Cotton 40degC, 1200rpm programme

11% 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 36% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year more than the median, $52 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.

Washing machines similar to the Westinghouse WWF8024M5WAS

No comparable registrations of the same type and size from other brands.

Compare WWF8024M5WAS with another washing machine

Westinghouse WWF8024M5WAS specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.544
Programme tested
Eco Cotton 40degC, 1200rpm
Programme time
238 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
284 kWh
Star rating index
4.25
Country of manufacture
Thailand

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
WWF8024M5WAACW11444274

Other model numbers on registration ACW1661

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1661
GEMS registration id
174329
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 November 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WWF8024M5
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.