c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
11 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
188 kWh
Label: 330 kWh ยท 0.90 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$62 / year
$621 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cottons Manual Eco 40C programme

13% more electricity than the median of 37 comparable 11 to 12 kg front loader washing machine registrations (291 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 19% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year more than the median, $73 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 37 comparable 11 to 12 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 11 to 12 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Fisher & Paykel WH1160FG2 specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
11.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.530
Programme tested
Cottons Manual Eco 40C
Programme time
313 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
330 kWh
Star rating index
4.62
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1716

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1716
GEMS registration id
175579
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
23 December 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WH1160F
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005 + A1 + A2 + A3 and testing requirements in the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015

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.