New Zealand · costs in NZD
Top loader · 9 kg
Whirlpool VWED9002IG Washing Machine
Whirlpool VWED9002IG is a 9 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1643).
A newer registration of this model exists: ACW1356.
- Capacity
- 9 kg
- Top loader
- Energy rating
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 156 kWh
- Label: 273 kWh · 0.75 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $51 / year
- $513 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- – · Standard, water level 6, rinse times 3, warm water programme
20% less electricity than the median of 25 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations (342 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 76% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year less than the median, $130 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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Whirlpool VWED9002IG specifications
- Loading
- Top loader
- Rated capacity
- 9.0 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- No
- Wash action
- impeller
- Water per wash
- –
- Water efficiency index
- 0.707
- Programme tested
- Standard, water level 6, rinse times 3, warm water
- Programme time
- 169 min
- Internal heater
- No
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 273 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.23
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Whirlpool model numbers starting with VWED9002IG
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWED9002IG | ACW1356 | 4 | 273 | 14 August 2028 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ACW1643
- GEMS registration id
- 173848
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 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 2040.1:2005 + A1 + A2 + A3 and testing requirements in the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015
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.