c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
7 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
224 kWh
Label: 393 kWh ยท 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$74 / year
$739 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Normal+High level+Warm+Extra Heavy programme

13% 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 87% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year less than the median, $107 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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Solt GGSTLW70RCW specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
7.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.696
Programme tested
Normal+High level+Warm+Extra Heavy
Programme time
282 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
550 ร— 1,000 ร— 565 mm
Annual energy (label)
393 kWh
Star rating index
3.01
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1798
GEMS registration id
179715
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
20 May 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. How the derived figures are calculated.