Whirlpool WB90805
8.5 kg top loader, priced from $749 at the retailers tracked (checked 28 Oct 2026). 2 stars, 670 kWh a year (about $214 at 32¢/kWh), 570 mm wide by 592 mm deep.
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Prices, key specs and fit

Prices
| Whirlpool (direct) | $749 | Check price |
Prices checked 28 Oct 2026. Retailers may change prices during the day.
Key specs
- Capacity
- 8.5 kg
- Load type
- Top
- Width
- 570 mm
- Depth
- 592 mm
- Height
- 965 mm
- Weight
- 35 kg
- Spin speed
- 850 rpm
- Labelled cycle
- 2 h 50 m
- Water inlets
- Hot and Cold
- Energy stars
- 2
- Energy a year
- 670 kWh
- Cost a year at 32¢/kWh
- $214
- Cost per wash
- about 59c
- Manufacturer's warranty
- 2 Years
- Made in
- China
- Registration no.
- ACW1229
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 570 mm wide, 592 mm deep and 965 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
These links go to Whirlpool's own site. One guide often covers several models, so check the model number on the document reads WB90805 before relying on its figures.
Price history
Checked daily since 8 Sept 2026. Lowest recorded: $749 (Whirlpool (direct), 8 Sept); highest: $862 (Appliances Online, 8 Sept).
Appliances Online · Whirlpool (direct)
One line per retailer, stepped where the daily check recorded a change. Prices exclude delivery and promotions.
How it compares
- Best price $749 against a median of $849 for similar machines with current prices.
- 592 mm deep; 2 of the 18 with a listed size sit shallower.
- 670 kWh a year against a median of 310 across the 20 other top loaders within a kilo of its size; 19 of them use less.
- Labelled cycle 2 h 50 m; the median for similar machines is 1 h 56 m.
Top loaders by price and capacity
None of the other 32 top loaders with a current price costs less than the Whirlpool WB90805 and holds at least as much.
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Show as a table
| Model | Capacity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6 kg | $499 | |
| 6.5 kg | $599 | |
| 7 kg | $649 | |
| 7.5 kg | $542 | |
| 7.5 kg | $799 | |
| 8 kg | $749 | |
| 8 kg | $799 | |
| 8 kg | $942 | |
| 8.5 kg | $749 | |
| 8.5 kg | $899 | |
| 8.5 kg | $899 | |
| 9 kg | $815 | |
| 9 kg | $824 | |
| 9 kg | $835 | |
| 9 kg | $849 | |
| 9 kg | $900 | |
| 9 kg | $999 | |
| 9 kg | $999 | |
| 10 kg | $856 | |
| 10 kg | $895 | |
| 10 kg | $899 | |
| 10 kg | $1,115 | |
| 10 kg | $1,249 | |
| 11 kg | $1,099 | |
| 12 kg | $983 | |
| 12 kg | $1,029 | |
| 12 kg | $1,299 | |
| 12 kg | $1,499 | |
| 12 kg | $1,599 | |
| 14 kg | $1,199 | |
| 14 kg | $1,499 | |
| 14 kg | $1,599 | |
| 15 kg | $1,599 |
Compare it
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Figures trace to this machine's entry (ACW1229) 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.