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Front loader · 12 kg

Haier HWF12DB1 Washing Machine

Haier HWF12DB1 is a 12 kg front loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1544).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
159 kWh
Label: 279 kWh · 0.76 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$52 / year
$52 electricity + $0 water · $525 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton, Detergent: Off, Softener: Off, Temp. :40℃，Spin:1400, UltraFresh：Off programme

4% 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 65% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $23 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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Haier HWF12DB1 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.563
Programme tested
Cotton, Detergent: Off, Softener: Off, Temp. :40℃，Spin:1400, UltraFresh：Off
Programme time
418 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
279 kWh
Star rating index
5.02
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1544

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1544
GEMS registration id
168785
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
30 April 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
HWF12D Series
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. Manufacturer: haier.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.