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Front loader · 6 kg

Malber 6 Washing Machine

Malber 6 is a 6 kg front loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZCW0007).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
132 kWh
Label: 231 kWh · 0.63 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$68 / year
$43 electricity + $25 water · $684 over 10 years
Water per wash
57.2 L · P3 programme

15% less electricity than the median of 41 comparable under 7 kg front loader washing machine registrations (273 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 68% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year less than the median, $79 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 41 comparable under 7 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 under 7 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Malber 6 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
–
Wash action
drum
Water per wash
57.2 L
Water efficiency index
0.673
Programme tested
P3
Programme time
120 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
595 × 850 × 545 mm
Annual energy (label)
231 kWh
Star rating index
3.84
Country of manufacture
Italy

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCW0007
GEMS registration id
19116
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
AS/NZS 2040.2:2000 (Legacy)
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.