c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
126 kWh
Label: 221 kWh ยท 0.61 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$42 / year
$416 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cotton, 40โ„ƒ, 1200rpm programme

19% less electricity than the median of 41 comparable under 7 kg front loader washing machine registrations (273 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 73% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year less than the median, $98 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 41 comparable under 7 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 under 7 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Chiq WFL58SG1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.609
Programme tested
Cotton, 40โ„ƒ, 1200rpm
Programme time
405 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
600 ร— 847 ร— 478 mm
Annual energy (label)
221 kWh
Star rating index
4.05
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1847

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1847
GEMS registration id
181807
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
10 September 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WFL**S*1
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. How the derived figures are calculated.