c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
225 kWh
Label: 395 kWh ยท 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$74 / year
$74 electricity + $0 water ยท $743 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท Normal, temperature Warm, water level 8 programme

12% less electricity than the median of 38 comparable 7 kg top loader washing machine registrations (450 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 66% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year less than the median, $103 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 38 comparable 7 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 7 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Midea MAE70-504TPS specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.654
Programme tested
Normal, temperature Warm, water level 8
Programme time
460 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
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Annual energy (label)
395 kWh
Star rating index
3.05
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZCW0225
GEMS registration id
171137
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
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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. How the derived figures are calculated.