c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
302 kWh
Label: 530 kWh · 1.5 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$100 / year
$100 electricity + $0 water · $997 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Normal, water level 7, 1 time rinse, warm temp programme

4% less electricity than the median of 33 comparable 8 kg top loader washing machine registrations (550 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 52% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year less than the median, $38 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 33 comparable 8 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 8 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Living & CO MAE80-806TPS specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.740
Programme tested
Normal, water level 7, 1 time rinse, warm temp
Programme time
104 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
580 × 965 × 596 mm
Annual energy (label)
530 kWh
Star rating index
2.58
Country of manufacture
China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
MAE80-806TPS/01FM-AUZCW01712.5530

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCW0162
GEMS registration id
141878
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2C
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. Manufacturer: midea.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.