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Front loader · 9 kg

Whirlpool FWRB90*2IW Washing Machine

Whirlpool FWRB90*2IW is a 9 kg front loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1680).

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Front loader
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
155 kWh
Label: 272 kWh · 0.75 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$50 / year
$496 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · eCotton 40°C, 1400rpm programme

4% 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 30% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year more than the median, $20 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 FWRB90*2IW specifications

Loading
Front loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
–
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.579
Programme tested
eCotton 40°C, 1400rpm
Programme time
256 min
Internal heater
Yes
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
272 kWh
Star rating index
4.50
Country of manufacture
China

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.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
FWRB90*2IWACW14304.5272

Other model numbers on registration ACW1680

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1680
GEMS registration id
174193
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
22 May 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
FWRB90*2IW
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.