c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
305 kWh
Label: 535 kWh ยท 1.5 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$101 / year
$1,006 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท ECO programme

19% more 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 16% of them. At your rates that is about $16 a year more than the median, $160 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 (above 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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Onix ON-TLW7W specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.852
Programme tested
ECO
Programme time
180 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
535 kWh
Star rating index
2.12
Country of manufacture
China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
ON-TLW7WACW13662531

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1571
GEMS registration id
170544
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 October 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2021

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.