LG WV5-1208W
8 kg front loader, 4.5 stars, 246 kWh a year (about $79 at 32¢/kWh), 600 mm wide by 470 mm deep.
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Key specs
- Capacity
- 8 kg
- Load type
- Front
- Energy stars
- 4.5
- Energy a year
- 246 kWh
- Cost a year at 32¢/kWh
- $79
- Cost per wash
- about 22c
- Width
- 600 mm
- Depth
- 470 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Spin speed
- 1200 rpm
- Labelled cycle
- 6 h 39 m
- Made in
- China,South Korea,Thailand,Vietnam
- Registration no.
- ACW1444
Some size and spin figures come from retailer spec sheets, checked 10 Sept 2026.
How it compares
- 246 kWh a year against a median of 245 across the 112 other front loaders within a kilo of its size; 57 of them use less.
- 470 mm deep; 0 of the 81 with a listed size sit shallower.
- Best price $799 against a median of $1,199 for similar machines with current prices.
- Labelled cycle 6 h 39 m; the median for similar machines is 4 h 49 m.
Listed at #1 on The shallowest washing machines in Australia.
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Figures trace to this machine's entry (ACW1444) 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.