c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
254 kWh
Label: 445 kWh · 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$84 / year
$84 electricity + $0 water · $837 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco, 1200 rpm programme

63% more 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 0% of them. At your rates that is about $32 a year more than the median, $323 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 (above 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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Esatto EFLW600 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.564
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 1200 rpm
Programme time
367 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
595 × 850 × 400 mm
Annual energy (label)
445 kWh
Star rating index
2.51
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1151
GEMS registration id
140707
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
8 November 2026
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
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.