c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
154 kWh
Label: 270 kWh · 0.74 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$106 / year
$51 electricity + $55 water · $1,059 over 10 years
Water per wash
126.1 L · Eco Cotton, Press Spin button for more that 3 seconds, Temp. Hot & Cold programme

21% less electricity than the median of 25 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations (342 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 84% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year less than the median, $135 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 25 comparable 9 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 9 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WTL3-09G specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
126.1 L
Water efficiency index
0.771
Programme tested
Eco Cotton, Press Spin button for more that 3 seconds, Temp. Hot & Cold
Programme time
109 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
632 × 1,018 × 670 mm
Annual energy (label)
270 kWh
Star rating index
4.12
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Other model numbers on registration ACW1335

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1335
GEMS registration id
154994
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
21 June 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WTL3-09
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.