c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
256 kWh
Label: 450 kWh ยท 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$85 / year
$846 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cotton,40ยฐC๏ผŒ1400rpm programme

84% more electricity than the median of 87 comparable 10 kg front loader washing machine registrations (244 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 7% of them. At your rates that is about $39 a year more than the median, $387 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 87 comparable 10 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Seiki SC-1000AU10FLIN specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.604
Programme tested
Cotton,40ยฐC๏ผŒ1400rpm
Programme time
380 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
595 ร— 850 ร— 600 mm
Annual energy (label)
450 kWh
Star rating index
3.63
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
SC-1000AU10FLINACW14814373

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1815
GEMS registration id
180943
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
22 July 2031
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 +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. Manufacturer: ayonz.com. How the derived figures are calculated.