c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
314 kWh
Label: 551 kWh ยท 1.5 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$104 / year
$1,036 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Normal, Warm Temp, Water Level Max, Spin 9min, Rinse 1 programme

About the same electricity as the median of 33 comparable 8 kg top loader washing machine registrations (550 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 46% of them.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 33 comparable 8 kg top 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 top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Haier HWT80AW1 specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.724
Programme tested
Normal, Warm Temp, Water Level Max, Spin 9min, Rinse 1
Programme time
134 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
551 kWh
Star rating index
2.50
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1824
GEMS registration id
181242
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
2 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005 + A1 + A2 + A3 and testing requirements in the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015

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.