c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
191 kWh
Label: 336 kWh ยท 0.92 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$63 / year
$63 electricity + $0 water ยท $632 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท Intensive (Temp. is โ€œ40ยฐCโ€, Spin Speed is โ€œ1200rpm", Program time is "235min") Program programme

35% more electricity than the median of 102 comparable 8 kg front loader washing machine registrations (249 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 7% of them. At your rates that is about $16 a year more than the median, $165 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 102 comparable 8 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 8 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Stirling STR-FLW8WW specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.713
Programme tested
Intensive (Temp. is โ€œ40ยฐCโ€, Spin Speed is โ€œ1200rpm", Program time is "235min") Program
Programme time
235 min
Internal heater
โ€“
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
336 kWh
Star rating index
3.60
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
STR-FLW8WW1ACW15003.5324

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1414
GEMS registration id
159060
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
21 March 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
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.