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Front loader · 12 kg

Fisher & Paykel WH1260YZB5 Washing Machine

Fisher & Paykel WH1260YZB5 is a 12 kg front loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1768).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
157 kWh
Label: 275 kWh · 0.75 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$52 / year
$517 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · Cotton, Item:Durable, Colour:White, Dispensing:Manual Dose,More Options-Optimise:Energy programme

5% 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 70% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year less than the median, $30 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 WH1260YZB5 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.550
Programme tested
Cotton, Item:Durable, Colour:White, Dispensing:Manual Dose,More Options-Optimise:Energy
Programme time
409 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
275 kWh
Star rating index
5.08
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1768
GEMS registration id
176655
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
23 February 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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.