c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
274 kWh
Label: 480 kWh · 1.3 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$90 / year
$90 electricity + $0 water · $903 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Regular, Auto, Warm/Cold, Eco programme

13% 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 22% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year more than the median, $102 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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Fisher & Paykel WA60T56GW1 specifications

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Top loader
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
agitator
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.660
Programme tested
Regular, Auto, Warm/Cold, Eco
Programme time
48 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
480 kWh
Star rating index
2.22
Country of manufacture
Thailand

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1348
GEMS registration id
155557
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
13 August 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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. Manufacturer: fisherpaykel.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.