8 kg heat pump dryer, priced from $1,199 at the retailers tracked (checked 28 Oct 2026). 8 stars, 135 kWh a year on the label's one load a week (about $43 at 32¢/kWh).
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These links go to Whirlpool's own site. One guide often covers several models, so check the model number on the document reads HWEC8002IW before relying on its figures.
Price history
Checked daily since 10 Sept 2026; the price held at $1,199 at Whirlpool (direct) throughout.
One line per retailer, stepped where the daily check recorded a change. Prices exclude delivery and promotions.
How it compares
Best price $1,199 against a median of $1,289 for similar dryers with current prices.
135 kWh a year against a median of 129 across the 124 other heat pump dryers within a kilo of its size; 82 of them use less.
Heat pump dryers by price and capacity
Of the 62 heat pump dryers with a current price, 16 cost less than the Whirlpool HWEC8002IW and hold at least as much.
The chart plots each of the 62 heat pump dryers with a current price, at the price its page shows, checked 28 Oct 2026. The median is $1,441.
Figures trace to this machine's entry (ACD0915) in the Australian Government's energy-rating database, and to retailer checks on the dates shown. The label's annual energy figure assumes one load a week, so a household drying four loads a week uses four times it; the heat pump payback page works through that arithmetic.
