c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
15 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
282 kWh
Label: 495 kWh · 1.4 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$90 / year
$90 electricity + $0 water · $903 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Standard, Water level 8, Temp. Warm, Rinse times 3 programme

About the same electricity as the median of 10 comparable 13 kg and above top loader washing machine registrations (495 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 30% of them.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 10 comparable 13 kg and above top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13 kg and above top loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Whirlpool VWHD1502IG specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
15.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.619
Programme tested
Standard, Water level 8, Temp. Warm, Rinse times 3
Programme time
246 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
495 kWh
Star rating index
4.25
Country of manufacture
China

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
VWHD1502IGACW16384495

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1403
GEMS registration id
159544
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 March 2029
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: whirlpool.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.