c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
187 kWh
Label: 329 kWh · 0.90 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$62 / year
$62 electricity + $0 water · $619 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cottons, 40 Deg C, Eco Rinse programme

32% 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 10% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year more than the median, $151 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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Fisher & Paykel WH8560F1 specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.550
Programme tested
Cottons, 40 Deg C, Eco Rinse
Programme time
287 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 645 mm
Annual energy (label)
329 kWh
Star rating index
4.05
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1564
GEMS registration id
170232
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
26 August 2030
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. How the derived figures are calculated.