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Front loader · 9.5 kg

Asko W7956XL*.AU Washing Machine

Asko W7956XL*.AU is a 9.5 kg front loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1681).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
130 kWh
Label: 229 kWh · 0.63 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$43 / year
$431 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · Normal 40°C, 1600 rpm programme

15% less electricity than the median of 77 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (268 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 66% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year less than the median, $73 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 77 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Asko W7956XL*.AU specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.540
Programme tested
Normal 40°C, 1600 rpm
Programme time
221 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
229 kWh
Star rating index
5.02
Country of manufacture
Slovenia

Other model numbers on registration ACW1681

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1681
GEMS registration id
173969
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
27 November 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
W7956XL*.AU
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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: gorenje.si. How the derived figures are calculated.