c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
171 kWh
Label: 300 kWh Β· 0.82 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$55 / year
$547 over 10 years
Water per wash
– Β· "Daily" + Temp "3" + Water "4" + Soil "4" + Extra Rinse programme

8% less electricity than the median of 35 comparable 10 kg top loader washing machine registrations (327 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 71% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year less than the median, $49 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 35 comparable 10 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Westinghouse WWT1088V1W specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.576
Programme tested
"Daily" + Temp "3" + Water "4" + Soil "4" + Extra Rinse
Programme time
420 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
300 kWh
Star rating index
4.52
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1840

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1840
GEMS registration id
181571
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
27 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WWT1088V
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.