c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
180 kWh
Label: 315 kWh · 0.86 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$103 / year
$59 electricity + $44 water · $1,032 over 10 years
Water per wash
100.7 L · Eco Cotton, Press Spin button for more that 3 seconds, Temp. Hot & Cold programme

9% less electricity than the median of 42 comparable 10 kg top loader washing machine registrations (348 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 69% of them. At your rates that is about $6 a year less than the median, $61 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 42 comparable 10 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 10 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WTL5-10B specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
100.7 L
Water efficiency index
0.724
Programme tested
Eco Cotton, Press Spin button for more that 3 seconds, Temp. Hot & Cold
Programme time
142 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
632 × 1,040 × 670 mm
Annual energy (label)
315 kWh
Star rating index
4.13
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Other model numbers on registration ACW1334

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1334
GEMS registration id
154981
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
20 June 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WTL5-10
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.