c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
2.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
104 kWh
Label: 182 kWh · 0.50 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$48 / year
$34 electricity + $13 water · $477 over 10 years
Water per wash
30.9 L · Cotton programme

28% less electricity than the median of 6 comparable under 7 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (253 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 83% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year less than the median, $134 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 6 comparable under 7 kg front loader washer dryer 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 washer dryer sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Camec 051881 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
2.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
30.9 L
Water efficiency index
0.675
Programme tested
Cotton
Programme time
296 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
182 kWh
Star rating index
2.43
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1321
GEMS registration id
153208
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 April 2028
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: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 22 September 2026; last checked 23 September 2026. Manufacturer: camec.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.