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Top loader · 6.5 kg

Chiq WTL6*FD* Washing Machine

Chiq WTL6*FD* is a 6.5 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1432).

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 WTL6*FD* 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

Other model numbers on registration ACW1432

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1432
GEMS registration id
161845
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
26 May 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WTL6*FD*
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.