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Front loader · 8 kg

LG WX3-1408W Washing Machine

LG WX3-1408W is a 8 kg front loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1773).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
150 kWh
Label: 263 kWh · 0.72 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$49 / year
$495 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · Cotton Eco, 40°C, Spin 1400 RPM, Rinse 3 programme

6% more 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 40% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $27 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 (above 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 WX3-1408W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.500
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 40°C, Spin 1400 RPM, Rinse 3
Programme time
380 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (W×H×D)
600 × 850 × 565 mm
Annual energy (label)
263 kWh
Star rating index
4.50
Country of manufacture
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ACW1773

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1773
GEMS registration id
176938
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 February 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WX3-1408
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.