c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6.5 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
302 kWh
Label: 530 kWh · 1.5 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$100 / year
$100 electricity + $0 water · $997 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Daily, Warm, Water Level 7. programme

24% more electricity than the median of 41 comparable under 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations (426 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 0% of them. At your rates that is about $20 a year more than the median, $196 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 41 comparable under 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered under 7 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Chiq specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
6.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.753
Programme tested
Daily, Warm, Water Level 7.
Programme time
160 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
550 × 920 × 588 mm
Annual energy (label)
530 kWh
Star rating index
2.07
Country of manufacture
China

2 model numbers on 2 other registrations. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
Front Load Drum-type Washing MachineACW11542665
Front Load Drum-type Washing MachineACW12194293

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1301
GEMS registration id
150890
Status
approved, unavailable (self-reported)
Registration expires
26 February 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
Front Load Drum-type Washing Machine
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.