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Top loader · 12 kg

Hisense HWT5I12B Washing Machine

Hisense HWT5I12B is a 12 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1800).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
149 kWh
Label: 262 kWh · 0.72 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$49 / year
$493 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · ‘Cotton’, Water level 5, Soak 60 minutes, Temperature C+H programme

28% less electricity than the median of 25 comparable 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine registrations (364 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 96% of them. At your rates that is about $19 a year less than the median, $192 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 25 comparable 11 to 12 kg top 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 top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Hisense HWT5I12B specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.608
Programme tested
‘Cotton’, Water level 5, Soak 60 minutes, Temperature C+H
Programme time
365 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
650 × 1,095 × 685 mm
Annual energy (label)
262 kWh
Star rating index
5.01
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1800
GEMS registration id
179540
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
25 May 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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.