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Front loader · 9 kg

Whirlpool FWEB90*2I* Washing Machine

Whirlpool FWEB90*2I* is a 9 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1783).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
182 kWh
Label: 320 kWh · 0.88 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$58 / year
$584 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · Eco cotton 40°C, 1400 rpm programme

23% more electricity than the median of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations (261 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 15% of them. At your rates that is about $11 a year more than the median, $108 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 67 comparable 9 kg front loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 9 kg front loader washing machine sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Whirlpool FWEB90*2I* specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.602
Programme tested
Eco cotton 40°C, 1400 rpm
Programme time
330 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
320 kWh
Star rating index
4.13
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ACW1783

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1783
GEMS registration id
177333
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
24 August 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
FWEB90*2I*
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: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via 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.