Top 2 of 217 registered plain 8kg front loaders · energyrating.gov.au
V-ZUG AW6T-11025 vs Mistral MBWM576-F8W
Two real registered 8kg front loaders from the government’s own appliance registry, the two cheapest to run of the 217 models in the group, priced on New South Wales’s reference electricity rate at 5 loads a week. The two closest by running cost in the whole line-up.
V-ZUG AW6T-11025
Mistral MBWM576-F8W
V-ZUG is a premium brand, Mistral a budget one. Running cost only, not price.
Running cost only: purchase prices aren’t in these figures, and $5.07 a year is about 1c a day. If the price tags on these two are far apart, the power bill won’t close that gap. With a gap this small, price, capacity, warranty and brand should decide it, not the power bill.
Running cost, every state and territory
Same 5-loads-a-week household, priced on each state’s own reference electricity rate.
| State | V-ZUG AW6T-11025 | Mistral MBWM576-F8W |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | $34.63 | $39.70 |
| Victoria | $31.85 | $36.51 |
| Queensland | $33.35 | $38.23 |
| South Australia | $40.72 | $46.68 |
| Western Australia | $35.91 | $41.17 |
| Tasmania | $30.89 | $35.41 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $29.29 | $33.57 |
| Northern Territory | $33.88 | $38.84 |
The gap, visualised
Same two machines, same 5 loads a week, but the gap runs from $4.29/yr in Australian Capital Territory to $5.96/yr in South Australia, because each state prices the identical 0.06 kWh/load difference at its own usage rate. The dearer your electricity, the more an efficient model is worth.
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These are the two cheapest 8kg front loaders to run in the whole registry. See where the rest land.
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