Model
Finlux WM3228SCH
Rank #172 means 171 of the 388 washing machine models we track cost less to run each year; the 10th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 10% of those models.
What does the Finlux WM3228SCH cost to run per year?
Ranking #172 of 388, the Finlux WM3228SCH runs at roughly $20 a year, neither the cheapest nor the priciest in its class. Normalized for capacity, it beats only 10% of washing machine models we track, one of the weaker efficiency results we track for the class. At a IMEF of 2.07, its integrated modified energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Finlux WM3225WCH at $20/yr runs a little cheaper and the Fulgor Milano FM4WM24W1 at $20/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A washing machine typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Finlux WM3228SCH's $20/yr adds up to roughly $200 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Aeg W14120.
By the numbers
The Finlux WM3228SCH normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $20/yr, here is what the Finlux WM3228SCH adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Finlux WM3228SCH costs about $200. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $200 over the same ten years.
How the Finlux WM3228SCH compares
The washing machine class we track runs from $7 to $58 a year. At $20/yr, it sits right on the class median of $20, and it is about $13 a year more than the cheapest washing machine to run at $7.
What drives its running cost
At 2.2 cu ft, the Finlux WM3228SCH is a small washing machine for its class, which spans 1.9 to 6 cu ft with a median of 4.5 cu ft, and smaller washing machine models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. Its IMEF of 2.07, below the class median of 2.76, reflects integrated modified energy factor: a higher figure means it wrings more useful work out of every kilowatt-hour, so it is the efficiency lever to weigh against raw size.
- Spin and wash efficiency (IMEF). A higher Integrated Modified Energy Factor means the machine wrings more useful washing (and a drier spin) out of every kilowatt-hour and gallon it uses.
- Drum volume. Drum volume sets the ceiling on how much a single cycle can wash, and it is usually the first driver of a washer's per-cycle energy use.
- Water heating. Cycle temperature, more than drum size, is usually what separates a cheap wash cycle from an expensive one on models with an internal water heater.
Common questions
Is the Finlux WM3228SCH cheap to run?
It is about average. At $20 a year it ranks #172 of 388 washing machine models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Finlux WM3228SCH cost per month?
Roughly $1.7/mo, spreading the $20/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 110 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $20 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Finlux WM3228SCH for its size?
10th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1142648_WM3228SCH_022220221407348_1828599View certified washing machine listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Finlux and WM3228SCH are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.