c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
6 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
2.5
Annual electricity use
245 kWh
Label: 430 kWh · 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$81 / year
$81 electricity + $0 water · $809 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L · Cotton 40°C programme

58% more electricity than the median of 41 comparable under 7 kg front loader washing machine registrations (273 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 24% of them. At your rates that is about $30 a year more than the median, $295 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 41 comparable under 7 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 under 7 kg front loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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TECO TWM60FAS specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
6.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.620
Programme tested
Cotton 40°C
Programme time
337 min
Internal heater
–
Dimensions (W×H×D)
590 × 850 × 465 mm
Annual energy (label)
430 kWh
Star rating index
2.53
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1323
GEMS registration id
153408
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
30 April 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: teco.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.