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Front loader · 11 kg

Fisher & Paykel WH1160HG1 Washing Machine

Fisher & Paykel WH1160HG1 is a 11 kg front loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1306).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
11 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
163 kWh
Label: 286 kWh · 0.78 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$54 / year
$54 electricity + $0 water · $538 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton ECO 40°C 1400rpm Manual Dose programme

2% less 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 57% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year less than the median, $9 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 (below 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 WH1160HG1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
11.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.490
Programme tested
Cotton ECO 40°C 1400rpm Manual Dose
Programme time
283 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 675 mm
Annual energy (label)
286 kWh
Star rating index
5.00
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1306

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1306
GEMS registration id
152776
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
4 April 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WH1160H*
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.