c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
139 kWh
Label: 244 kWh · 0.67 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$46 / year
$46 electricity + $0 water · $459 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · ‘ECO wash, 60 °C ,1400 rpm programme

2% less 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 53% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year less than the median, $8 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 (below 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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Midea 360489 MFN80-U1409B specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.565
Programme tested
‘ECO wash, 60 °C ,1400 rpm
Programme time
390 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
595 × 850 × 475 mm
Annual energy (label)
244 kWh
Star rating index
4.51
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCW0249
GEMS registration id
172090
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: tradedepot.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.