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Top loader ยท 5 kg
Haier XQJ50 31A Washing Machine
Haier XQJ50 31A is a 5 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZCW0001).
- Capacity
- 5 kg
- Top loader
- Energy rating
- 1.5
- Annual electricity use
- 274 kWh
- Label: 480 kWh ยท 1.3 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $146 / year
- $90 electricity + $56 water ยท $1,463 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- 128.2 L ยท Warm/cold, Large, Normal wash programme
13% more electricity than the median of 41 comparable under 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations (426 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 22% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year more than the median, $102 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered under 7 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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Haier XQJ50 31A specifications
- Loading
- Top loader
- Rated capacity
- 5.0 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- โ
- Wash action
- agitator
- Water per wash
- 128.2 L
- Water efficiency index
- 0.838
- Programme tested
- Warm/cold, Large, Normal wash
- Programme time
- 60 min
- Internal heater
- โ
- Dimensions (WรHรD)
- โ
- Annual energy (label)
- 480 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.59
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZCW0001
- GEMS registration id
- 12656
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- โ
- Regulatory standard
- AS/NZS 2040.2:2000 (Legacy)
- 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.