c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
128 kWh
Label: 225 kWh ยท 0.62 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$42 / year
$423 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cotton Eco, 40ยฐC, Rinse 3, Spin 1200 RPM programme

9% less electricity than the median of 102 comparable 8 kg front loader washing machine registrations (249 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 80% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year less than the median, $44 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 102 comparable 8 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 8 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WX3-1208W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.547
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 40ยฐC, Rinse 3, Spin 1200 RPM
Programme time
370 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
600 ร— 850 ร— 475 mm
Annual energy (label)
225 kWh
Star rating index
4.71
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1769
GEMS registration id
177149
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
23 February 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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.