c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
12 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
220 kWh
Label: 386 kWh · 1.1 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$92 / year
$73 electricity + $19 water · $915 over 10 years
Water per wash
43.4 L · Eco Save, Normal temp, Full water level, No soak, Eco rinse, High spin speed programme

6% more electricity than the median of 25 comparable 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine registrations (364 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 32% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year more than the median, $41 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 25 comparable 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 11 to 12 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Westinghouse WWT1284M7WA specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
12.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
43.4 L
Water efficiency index
0.751
Programme tested
Eco Save, Normal temp, Full water level, No soak, Eco rinse, High spin speed
Programme time
130 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
670 × 1,092 × 720 mm
Annual energy (label)
386 kWh
Star rating index
4.04
Country of manufacture
Thailand

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
WWT1284M7WAACW18314386

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ACW1191
GEMS registration id
144810
Status
approved, unavailable (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 February 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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. How the derived figures are calculated.