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Front loader · 8 kg

Mistral MBWM576-F8W Washing Machine

Mistral MBWM576-F8W is a 8 kg front loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1756).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
97 kWh
Label: 171 kWh · 0.47 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$32 / year
$322 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · Eco 40-60 programme

31% 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 99% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year less than the median, $146 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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Mistral MBWM576-F8W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.625
Programme tested
Eco 40-60
Programme time
226 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
171 kWh
Star rating index
5.00
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1756

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1756
GEMS registration id
176898
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
11 February 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
MBWM576-F8W
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021 +A1

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: gsmretailgroup.com. How the derived figures are calculated.