New Zealand · costs in NZD
Top loader · 12 kg
Whirlpool VWED1202IG Washing Machine
Whirlpool VWED1202IG is a 12 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1639).
A newer registration of this model exists: ACW1359.
- Capacity
- 12 kg
- Top loader
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Annual electricity use
- 194 kWh
- Label: 340 kWh · 0.93 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $64 / year
- $639 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- – · Standard, water level 6, rinse times 3, warm water programme
7% less 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 60% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year less than the median, $45 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
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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Whirlpool VWED1202IG specifications
- Loading
- Top loader
- Rated capacity
- 12.0 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- No
- Wash action
- impeller
- Water per wash
- –
- Water efficiency index
- 0.615
- Programme tested
- Standard, water level 6, rinse times 3, warm water
- Programme time
- 175 min
- Internal heater
- No
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 340 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.54
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Whirlpool model numbers starting with VWED1202IG
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.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWED1202IG | ACW1359 | 4.5 | 340 | 28 August 2028 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ACW1639
- GEMS registration id
- 173712
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 August 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 2040.1:2021 +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: whirlpool.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.