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Top loader · 8.5 kg

Kogan KAWWASHT85B Washing Machine

Kogan KAWWASHT85B is a 8.5 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1168).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8.5 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
388 kWh
Label: 680 kWh · 1.9 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$128 / year
$128 electricity + $0 water · $1,279 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Normal programme

24% more electricity than the median of 33 comparable 8 kg top loader washing machine registrations (550 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 9% of them. At your rates that is about $24 a year more than the median, $244 over 10 years.

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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Kogan KAWWASHT85B specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
8.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.791
Programme tested
Normal
Programme time
170 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
680 kWh
Star rating index
2.08
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1168

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1168
GEMS registration id
142954
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
14 December 2026
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
KAWWASHT85*
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
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. Manufacturer: whirlpool.com.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.