c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
93 kWh
Label: 163 kWh ยท 0.45 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$31 / year
$307 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Eco 40-60 programme

40% less electricity than the median of 41 comparable under 7 kg front loader washing machine registrations (273 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 83% of them. At your rates that is about $21 a year less than the median, $207 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 41 comparable under 7 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 under 7 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Kogan KAFWASH6WE* specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.622
Programme tested
Eco 40-60
Programme time
240 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
163 kWh
Star rating index
4.60
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1841

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1841
GEMS registration id
181879
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
30 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KAFWASH6WE*
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.