Whirlpool WFWDC96
9 kg front loader with a built-in dryer, priced from $1,498 at the retailers tracked (checked 28 Oct 2026). 4.5 stars, 275 kWh a year (about $88 at 32¢/kWh), 595 mm wide by 605 mm deep.
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Prices, key specs and fit
Prices
| Appliances Online | $1,498$1,499 | Check price |
| Whirlpool (direct) | $1,549 | Check price |
Prices checked 28 Oct 2026. Retailers may change prices during the day.
Key specs
- Capacity
- 9 kg
- Load type
- Front, washer-dryer combo
- Width
- 595 mm
- Depth
- 605 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Spin speed
- 1600 rpm
- Labelled cycle
- 5 h 22 m
- Energy stars
- 4.5
- Energy a year
- 275 kWh
- Cost a year at 32¢/kWh
- $88
- Cost per wash
- about 24c
- Manufacturer's warranty
- 5 Years
- Made in
- Italy
- Registration no.
- ACW1294
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 595 mm wide, 605 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
These links go to Whirlpool's own site. One guide often covers several models, so check the model number on the document reads WFWDC96 before relying on its figures.
Price history
Checked daily since 8 Sept 2026. Lowest recorded: $1,495 (Appliances Online, 10 Sept); highest: $1,549 (Whirlpool (direct), 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 $1,498 against a median of $1,186 for similar machines with current prices.
- 605 mm deep; 44 of the 107 with a listed size sit shallower.
- 275 kWh a year against a median of 241 across the 142 other front loaders within a kilo of its size; 103 of them use less.
- Labelled cycle 5 h 22 m; the median for similar machines is 5 h 01 m.
Washer-dryers by price and capacity
Of the 19 washer-dryers with a current price, 7 cost less than the Whirlpool WFWDC96 and hold at least as much.
this modelother washer-dryersmedian price
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 (ACW1294) 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.