New Zealand · costs in NZD
Top loader · 15 kg
Whirlpool VWHD1502IG Washing Machine
Whirlpool VWHD1502IG is a 15 kg top loader washing machine registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ACW1638).
A newer registration of this model exists: ACW1403.
- Capacity
- 15 kg
- Top loader
- Energy rating
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 282 kWh
- Label: 495 kWh · 1.4 kWh per wash
- Estimated running cost
- $93 / year
- $931 over 10 years
- Water per wash
- – · Standard, Water level 8, Temp. Warm, Rinse times 3 programme
About the same electricity as the median of 11 comparable 13 kg and above top loader washing machine registrations (495 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 36% of them.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 13 kg and above top loader washing machine sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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Whirlpool VWHD1502IG specifications
- Loading
- Top loader
- Rated capacity
- 15.0 kg
- Combined washer-dryer
- No
- Wash action
- impeller
- Water per wash
- –
- Water efficiency index
- 0.619
- Programme tested
- Standard, Water level 8, Temp. Warm, Rinse times 3
- Programme time
- 246 min
- Internal heater
- Yes
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 495 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.25
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Whirlpool model numbers starting with VWHD1502IG
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWHD1502IG | ACW1403 | 4 | 495 | 3 March 2029 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ACW1638
- GEMS registration id
- 173722
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 3 March 2029
- 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.