8 kg front loader, priced from $1,199 at the retailers tracked (checked 28 Oct 2026). 4.5 stars, 263 kWh a year (about $84 at 32¢/kWh), 600 mm wide by 560 mm deep.
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Prices checked 28 Oct 2026. Retailers may change prices during the day.
Key specs
Capacity
8 kg
Load type
Front
Width
600 mm
Depth
560 mm
Height
850 mm
Weight
70 kg
Spin speed
1400 rpm
Labelled cycle
5 h 13 m
Water inlets
Hot and Cold
Energy stars
4.5
Energy a year
263 kWh
Cost a year at 32¢/kWh
$84
Cost per wash
about 23c
Manufacturer's warranty
2 Years
Made in
China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam
Registration no.
ACW1445
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 600 mm wide, 560 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.
These links go to LG's own site. One guide often covers several models, so check the model number on the document reads WV9-1408B before relying on its figures.
Price history
Checked daily since 8 Sept 2026; the price held at $1,199 at LG (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 $1,099 for similar machines with current prices.
560 mm deep; 9 of the 79 with a listed size sit shallower.
263 kWh a year against a median of 244 across the 111 other front loaders within a kilo of its size; 72 of them use less.
Labelled cycle 5 h 13 m; the median for similar machines is 4 h 49 m.
Front loaders by price and capacity
Of the 67 front loaders with a current price, 31 cost less than the LG WV9-1408B 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 (ACW1445) 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.
