Haier HLC1290CTB2
12 kg front loader with a built-in dryer, priced from $2,799 at the retailers tracked (checked 28 Oct 2026). 5 stars, 291 kWh a year (about $93 at 32¢/kWh).
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Prices, key specs and fit
Prices
| Bing Lee | $2,493 | Check price |
| The Good Guys | $2,799 | Check price |
Prices checked 28 Oct 2026. Retailers may change prices during the day.
Key specs
- Capacity
- 12 kg
- Load type
- Front, washer-dryer combo
- Width
- not listed
- Depth
- not listed
- Height
- not listed
- Labelled cycle
- 6 h 25 m
- Water stars (WELS)
- 4.5
- Energy stars
- 5
- Energy a year
- 291 kWh
- Cost a year at 32¢/kWh
- $93
- Cost per wash
- about 26c
- Manufacturer's warranty
- 2 Year
- Made in
- China
- Registration no.
- ACW1692
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.
Manuals and guides
These links go to Haier's own site. One guide often covers several models, so check the model number on the document reads HLC1290CTB2 before relying on its figures.
Price history
Checked daily since 8 Sept 2026. Lowest recorded: $2,293 (The Good Guys, 19 Sept); highest: $2,999 (The Good Guys, 10 Sept).
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 $2,799 against a median of $1,783 for similar machines with current prices.
- 291 kWh a year against a median of 291 across the 31 other front loaders within a kilo of its size; 19 of them use less.
- Labelled cycle 6 h 25 m; the median for similar machines is 6 h 32 m.
Washer-dryers by price and capacity
Of the 19 washer-dryers with a current price, 3 cost less than the Haier HLC1290CTB2 and hold at least as much.
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Show as a table
| Model | Capacity | Price |
|---|---|---|
 Whirlpool WRWD582WAU | 7.5 kg | $1,599 |
 Whirlpool WWPB8502IW | 8 kg | $1,299 |
| Miele WTD 161 WCS | 8 kg | $3,199 |
| Miele WTR 871 WPM | 8 kg | $4,299 |
 Haier HWD9060MW1 | 9 kg | $849 |
 Westinghouse WWW9024M5SA | 9 kg | $1,199 |
 Whirlpool WWEB9602IW | 9 kg | $1,249 |
 LG WVC5-1409W | 9 kg | $1,299 |
 Whirlpool WFWDC96 | 9 kg | $1,498 |
| Miele WTW 871 WPM | 9 kg | $4,899 |
 LG WXC3-1410W | 10 kg | $1,073 |
 Electrolux EWW1043R7SCS | 10 kg | $1,293 |
 LG WVC5-1410W | 10 kg | $1,399 |
 Bosch WNA254U3AU | 10 kg | $1,599 |
 LG WVC9-1412W | 12 kg | $1,699 |
 LG WXC101412MB | 12 kg | $1,999 |
 Haier HLC1290CTB2 | 12 kg | $2,799 |
 LG WXLC-1016GX | 16 kg | $1,499 |
 Fisher & Paykel WD1871HG1 | 18 kg | $5,483 |
Compare it
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Figures trace to this machine's entry (ACW1692) 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.