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Top loader · 12 kg

Chiq WTL120FDW Washing Machine

Chiq WTL120FDW is a 12 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1845).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
604 kWh
Label: 1,060 kWh · 2.9 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$199 / year
$1,993 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · Normal, temperature Warm, 25min wash, 3 times rinse, 6 water level programme

191% more electricity than the median of 25 comparable 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine registrations (364 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 8% of them. At your rates that is about $131 a year more than the median, $1,309 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 25 comparable 11 to 12 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 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Chiq WTL120FDW specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.606
Programme tested
Normal, temperature Warm, 25min wash, 3 times rinse, 6 water level
Programme time
600 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
686 × 710 × 1,070 mm
Annual energy (label)
1060 kWh
Star rating index
2.02
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
WTL**FD*ACW14372665

Other model numbers on registration ACW1845

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1845
GEMS registration id
181809
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 September 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WTL***FD*
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.