c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Wash capacity
12 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
171 kWh
Label: 300 kWh Β· 0.82 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$56 / year
$56 electricity + $0 water Β· $564 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L Β· Cotton+40ΒΊC+Rinse 3 times+1500rpm+Turn off Auto Dose+Stain Removal+Grass programme

2% more 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 42% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year more 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 (above 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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Hisense HCF8I1215HB specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
Yes
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.509
Programme tested
Cotton+40ΒΊC+Rinse 3 times+1500rpm+Turn off Auto Dose+Stain Removal+Grass
Programme time
728 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
595 Γ— 845 Γ— 630 mm
Annual energy (label)
300 kWh
Star rating index
5.03
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1635
GEMS registration id
173346
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
30 September 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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. How the derived figures are calculated.