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Top loader · 9 kg

Whirlpool VWED9002IG Washing Machine

Whirlpool VWED9002IG is a 9 kg top loader washing machine registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ACW1643).

A newer registration of this model exists: ACW1356.

c/kWh
per week
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
Capacity
9 kg
Top loader
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
156 kWh
Label: 273 kWh · 0.75 kWh per wash
Estimated running cost
$50 / year
$498 over 10 years
Water per wash
– · Standard, water level 6, rinse times 3, warm water programme

20% less electricity than the median of 23 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations (342 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 74% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year less than the median, $126 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 9 kg top loader washing machine registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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

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Whirlpool VWED9002IG specifications

Loading
Top loader
Rated capacity
9.0 kg
Combined washer-dryer
No
Wash action
impeller
Water per wash
–
Water efficiency index
0.707
Programme tested
Standard, water level 6, rinse times 3, warm water
Programme time
169 min
Internal heater
No
Dimensions (W×H×D)
–
Annual energy (label)
273 kWh
Star rating index
4.23
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
VWED9002IGACW13564273

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ACW1643
GEMS registration id
173848
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
14 August 2028
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 2040.1:2005 + 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.