c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7.5 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
128 kWh
Label: 224 kWh · 0.61 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$42 / year
$42 electricity + $0 water · $421 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton Eco, 40℃, Spin 1200 programme

21% less electricity than the median of 37 comparable 7 kg front loader washing machine registrations (285 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 70% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year less than the median, $115 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 37 comparable 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 7 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WV5-1275W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
7.5 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.586
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 40℃, Spin 1200
Programme time
346 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 470 mm
Annual energy (label)
224 kWh
Star rating index
4.51
Country of manufacture
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1443
GEMS registration id
162564
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
20 August 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
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.