c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
121 kWh
Label: 212 kWh ยท 0.58 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$40 / year
$40 electricity + $0 water ยท $399 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท Cotton Eco, 40ยฐC, Rinse 4, Spin 1400 RPM programme

21% less electricity than the median of 77 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (268 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 83% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year less than the median, $105 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 77 comparable 9 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 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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LG WX9-1409W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.559
Programme tested
Cotton Eco, 40ยฐC, Rinse 4, Spin 1400 RPM
Programme time
325 min
Internal heater
โ€“
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
650 ร— 850 ร— 565 mm
Annual energy (label)
212 kWh
Star rating index
5.01
Country of manufacture
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

Other model numbers on registration ACW1506

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1506
GEMS registration id
166836
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
29 January 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
WXx-1x09x
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.