c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
14 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
293 kWh
Label: 515 kWh · 1.4 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$157 / year
$97 electricity + $60 water · $1,573 over 10 years
Water per wash
138.3 L · Eco Cotton, Press Water Level for 3 Sec., Hot Wash and Cold Wash programme

4% more electricity than the median of 11 comparable 13 kg and above top loader washing machine registrations (495 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 18% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year more than the median, $38 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 11 comparable 13 kg and above top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13 kg and above top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WTG1434VHF specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
14.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
138.3 L
Water efficiency index
0.604
Programme tested
Eco Cotton, Press Water Level for 3 Sec., Hot Wash and Cold Wash
Programme time
232 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
690 × 1,130 × 730 mm
Annual energy (label)
515 kWh
Star rating index
4.06
Country of manufacture
South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ACW1412

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1412
GEMS registration id
160042
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 March 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WTG1434
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. How the derived figures are calculated.