c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
12 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
166 kWh
Label: 291 kWh ยท 0.80 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$55 / year
$547 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cotton, 40โ„ƒ, 1400rpm, Detergent: off, Softener: off programme

1% less electricity than the median of 12 comparable 11 to 12 kg front loader washer dryer registrations (296 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 50% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year less than the median, $8 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 12 comparable 11 to 12 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 11 to 12 kg front loader washer dryer sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Haier HLC1290CTB2 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.528
Programme tested
Cotton, 40โ„ƒ, 1400rpm, Detergent: off, Softener: off
Programme time
385 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
291 kWh
Star rating index
5.03
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1692
GEMS registration id
174254
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
15 December 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
โ€“

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. How the derived figures are calculated.