c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
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
$60 electricity + $0 water · $604 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton, 40degree, 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?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 102 comparable 8 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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 WFL85SG1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.592
Programme tested
Cotton, 40degree, 1400rpm
Programme time
349 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 847 × 577 mm
Annual energy (label)
321 kWh
Star rating index
4.03
Country of manufacture
China

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.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
WFL85 seriesACW17274321

Other model numbers on registration ACW1431

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1431
GEMS registration id
161833
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
26 May 2029
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 2040.1:2005/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.