New Zealand · costs in NZD
Top loader · 7 kg
Parmco WM7WT Washing Machine
Parmco WM7WT is a 7 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZCW0193).
- Capacity
- 7 kg
- Top loader
- Energy rating
- 2
- Annual electricity use
- 279 kWh
- Label: 490 kWh · 1.3 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $92 / year
- $92 electricity + $0 water · $921 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- 0.0 L · Normal programme
9% 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 29% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year more than the median, $75 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
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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Parmco WM7WT 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
- 0.730
- Programme tested
- Normal
- Programme time
- 102 min
- Internal heater
- No
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 550 × 935 × 565 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 490 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.46
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Parmco model numbers starting with WM7WT
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.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM7WT02 | ZCW0212 | 3 | 365 | n/a |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZCW0193
- GEMS registration id
- 156481
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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. Manufacturer: parmco.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.