c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
256 kWh
Label: 450 kWh ยท 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$85 / year
$85 electricity + $0 water ยท $846 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท Eco 40-60, Rinse +2, 1600 rpm programme

84% more electricity than the median of 87 comparable 10 kg front loader washing machine registrations (244 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 7% of them. At your rates that is about $39 a year more than the median, $387 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 87 comparable 10 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 10 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Gaggenau WM260164 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
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Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.541
Programme tested
Eco 40-60, Rinse +2, 1600 rpm
Programme time
262 min
Internal heater
โ€“
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
450 kWh
Star rating index
3.74
Country of manufacture
Germany

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1183
GEMS registration id
144235
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
2 February 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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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.