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Top loader · 12 kg

Samsung Electronics WA12A8376GW Washing Machine

Samsung Electronics WA12A8376GW is a 12 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1135).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
244 kWh
Label: 428 kWh · 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$132 / year
$80 electricity + $51 water · $1,318 over 10 years
Water per wash
117.4 L · Water Saving, Water level 8, Spin speed Extra high, Temp. Cold & Hot programme

18% more electricity than the median of 25 comparable 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine registrations (364 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 24% of them. At your rates that is about $12 a year more than the median, $120 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 25 comparable 11 to 12 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 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Samsung Electronics WA12A8376GW specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
117.4 L
Water efficiency index
0.661
Programme tested
Water Saving, Water level 8, Spin speed Extra high, Temp. Cold & Hot
Programme time
98 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
428 kWh
Star rating index
4.01
Country of manufacture
Thailand

Other model numbers on registration ACW1135

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1135
GEMS registration id
141718
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
13 October 2026
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WA12A8376GV
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. How the derived figures are calculated.