c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
8 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
254 kWh
Label: 446 kWh ยท 1.2 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$84 / year
$84 electricity + $0 water ยท $839 over 10 years
Water per wash
0.0 L ยท Cotton 40ยฐC programme

80% 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 1% of them. At your rates that is about $37 a year more than the median, $371 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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TECO TWM80FAS specifications

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Front loader
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
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Water per wash
0.0 L
Water efficiency index
0.550
Programme tested
Cotton 40ยฐC
Programme time
352 min
Internal heater
โ€“
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
595 ร— 850 ร— 600 mm
Annual energy (label)
446 kWh
Star rating index
3.23
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1324
GEMS registration id
153658
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
30 April 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2040.1:2005/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.