c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
336 kWh
Label: 590 kWh · 1.6 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$111 / year
$111 electricity + $0 water · $1,110 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco, 1200 rpm. programme

137% 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 0% of them. At your rates that is about $64 a year more than the median, $642 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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Esatto EFLW800 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.479
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 1200 rpm.
Programme time
395 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
595 × 850 × 565 mm
Annual energy (label)
590 kWh
Star rating index
2.62
Country of manufacture
China

3 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
EFLW8002*ACW17234.5244
EFLW8002BACW17234.5244
EFLW8002WACW17234.5244

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1145
GEMS registration id
142477
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
27 October 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.