c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
142 kWh
Label: 250 kWh ยท 0.68 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$47 / year
$470 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cottons Eco, 60ยฐC, 1600 rpm programme

3% 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 41% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year more than the median, $11 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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Siemens WG56B2FSAU specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.510
Programme tested
Cottons Eco, 60ยฐC, 1600 rpm
Programme time
346 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
250 kWh
Star rating index
5.02
Country of manufacture
Germany

Other model numbers on registration ACW1753

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1753
GEMS registration id
176567
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
9 February 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
F55C-PG1.5CU-i
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. How the derived figures are calculated.