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Top loader · 7 kg

Samsung Electronics WA70CG5441BW Washing Machine

Samsung Electronics WA70CG5441BW is a 7 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1304).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
141 kWh
Label: 247 kWh · 0.68 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$75 / year
$46 electricity + $28 water · $747 over 10 years
Water per wash
64.6 L · Water saving, Water level: 8, Temp.: Cold & Hot, Spin: Extra high, Rinse: 3 programme

45% less 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 97% of them. At your rates that is about $38 a year less than the median, $382 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 (below 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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Samsung Electronics WA70CG5441BW specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
64.6 L
Water efficiency index
0.679
Programme tested
Water saving, Water level: 8, Temp.: Cold & Hot, Spin: Extra high, Rinse: 3
Programme time
92 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
247 kWh
Star rating index
4.00
Country of manufacture
Thailand

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1304
GEMS registration id
152972
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
20 March 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
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.