c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
10 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
137 kWh
Label: 241 kWh ยท 0.66 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$45 / year
$453 over 10 years
Water per wash
โ€“ ยท Cotton, 40oC, 1400rpm programme

1% less 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 53% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year less than the median, $6 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 (below 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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TCL WF10P12W specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
10.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
โ€“
Water per wash
โ€“
Water efficiency index
0.544
Programme tested
Cotton, 40oC, 1400rpm
Programme time
360 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
595 ร— 850 ร— 650 mm
Annual energy (label)
241 kWh
Star rating index
5.01
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1787
GEMS registration id
178739
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
14 April 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
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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: tcl.com/au. How the derived figures are calculated.