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Front loader · 7 kg

Miele WCA020 Washing Machine

Miele WCA020 is a 7 kg front loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1553).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
134 kWh
Label: 236 kWh · 0.65 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$44 / year
$44 electricity + $0 water · $444 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Eco 40-60 with temperature selection 40 programme

17% less electricity than the median of 37 comparable 7 kg front loader washing machine registrations (285 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 60% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year less than the median, $92 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 37 comparable 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 7 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Miele WCA020 specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.570
Programme tested
Eco 40-60 with temperature selection 40
Programme time
238 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
596 × 850 × 636 mm
Annual energy (label)
236 kWh
Star rating index
4.31
Country of manufacture
Czechia, Germany, Poland

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1553
GEMS registration id
169837
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
26 November 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
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: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.