c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
228 kWh
Label: 400 kWh ยท 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$75 / year
$752 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Normal, temperature "Warm",water level "8" programme

17% more electricity than the median of 25 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations (342 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 32% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year more than the median, $109 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 25 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Mykin MTLW90WG specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.653
Programme tested
Normal, temperature "Warm",water level "8"
Programme time
350 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
580 ร— 962 ร— 590 mm
Annual energy (label)
400 kWh
Star rating index
3.58
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1791

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1791
GEMS registration id
179117
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
29 April 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
MTLW90**
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. How the derived figures are calculated.