New Zealand · costs in NZD
Front loader · 8.5 kg
Chiq WFL85PLSW Washing Machine
Chiq WFL85PLSW is a 8.5 kg front loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1727).
- Capacity
- 8.5 kg
- Front loader
- Energy rating
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 183 kWh
- Label: 321 kWh · 0.88 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $60 / year
- $604 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- – · Cotton, 40°C , 1400rpm programme
29% more electricity than the median of 102 comparable 8 kg front loader washing machine registrations (249 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 14% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year more than the median, $136 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 8 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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Chiq WFL85PLSW specifications
- Loading
- Front loader
- Rated capacity
- 8.5 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- No
- Wash action
- –
- Water per wash
- –
- Water efficiency index
- 0.576
- Programme tested
- Cotton, 40°C , 1400rpm
- Programme time
- 377 min
- Internal heater
- Yes
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 600 × 847 × 577 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 321 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.06
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Chiq model numbers starting with WFL85SERIES
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFL85 series | ACW1431 | 4 | 321 | 26 May 2029 |
Other model numbers on registration ACW1727
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ACW1727
- GEMS registration id
- 176023
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 January 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- WFL85 series
- 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.