12 kg front loader, priced from $1,283 at the retailers tracked (checked 28 Oct 2026). 5 stars, 275 kWh a year (about $88 at 32¢/kWh), 602 mm wide by 661 mm deep.
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Prices checked 28 Oct 2026. Retailers may change prices during the day.
Key specs
Capacity
12 kg
Load type
Front
Width
602 mm
Depth
661 mm
Height
850 mm
Weight
88 kg
Spin speed
1400 rpm
Labelled cycle
6 h 49 m
Water inlets
Hot and Cold
Water stars (WELS)
5
Energy stars
5
Energy a year
275 kWh
Cost a year at 32¢/kWh
$88
Cost per wash
about 24c
Manufacturer's warranty
2 Years
Made in
China
Registration no.
ACW1632
Size, weight, spin, noise, water, series and warranty figures, where the registry is silent, come from retailer listings and manufacturers' own product pages, checked 28 Oct 2026.
Depth is the cabinet figure and leaves out hose and tap clearance behind the machine.
Will it fit
The cabinet measures 602 mm wide, 661 mm deep and 850 mm high, from the register and retailer spec sheets. Enter the space it has to go in.
Not included. These are cabinet figures. Manufacturers state a ventilation clearance per model in the installation instructions; a figure typed into the Clearance box applies to both sides, the back and the top. No clearance figure for this model is held here, so the answer above allows none until one is entered.
Manuals and guides
Fisher & Paykel's manuals are on its support site.
Price history
Checked daily since 8 Sept 2026. Lowest recorded: $1,299 (The Good Guys, 22 Oct); highest: $1,699 (Appliances Online, 3 Oct).
Appliances Online · Bing Lee · The Good Guys
One line per retailer, stepped where the daily check recorded a change. Prices exclude delivery and promotions.
How it compares
Best price $1,283 against a median of $1,999 for similar machines with current prices.
661 mm deep; 13 of the 24 with a listed size sit shallower.
275 kWh a year against a median of 291 across the 31 other front loaders within a kilo of its size; 10 of them use less.
Labelled cycle 6 h 49 m; the median for similar machines is 6 h 30 m.
Front loaders by price and capacity
Of the 67 front loaders with a current price, 2 cost less than the Fisher & Paykel WH1260PG5 and hold at least as much.
The chart plots each of the 67 front loaders with a current price, at the price its page shows, checked 28 Oct 2026. The median is $1,186.
Figures trace to this machine's entry (ACW1632) in the Australian Government's energy-rating database, and to retailer checks on the dates shown. Energy and cycle figures are from the government's labelled test program, which assumes one warm wash a day; household bills vary with use and tariff.
