c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
2
Annual electricity use
307 kWh
Label: 539 kWh · 1.5 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$101 / year
$101 electricity + $0 water · $1,014 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · normal program, water level 5 programme

20% 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 8% of them. At your rates that is about $17 a year more than the median, $167 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.

Washing machines similar to the Seiki SC-7000AU7TL

No comparable registrations of the same type and size from other brands.

Compare SC-7000AU7TL with another washing machine

Seiki SC-7000AU7TL 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 program, water level 5
Programme time
102 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
550 × 935 × 565 mm
Annual energy (label)
539 kWh
Star rating index
2.23
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1337
GEMS registration id
155044
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
25 June 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. Manufacturer: ayonz.com. How the derived figures are calculated.