c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
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?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 41 comparable under 7 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 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
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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
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Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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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
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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.