c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
231 kWh
Label: 405 kWh Β· 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$76 / year
$76 electricity + $0 water Β· $762 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L Β· ECO 40-60, 1400RPM 60ΒΊC programme

63% 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 2% of them. At your rates that is about $29 a year more than the median, $294 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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Living & CO MFC80-JS1401B specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.512
Programme tested
ECO 40-60, 1400RPM 60ΒΊC
Programme time
385 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
595 Γ— 850 Γ— 565 mm
Annual energy (label)
405 kWh
Star rating index
3.51
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCW0188
GEMS registration id
151961
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.