Whirlpool WWPB8502IW
8 kg front loader with a built-in dryer, priced from $1,299 at the retailers tracked (checked 28 Oct 2026). 4.5 stars, 250 kWh a year (about $80 at 32¢/kWh), 595 mm wide by 530 mm deep.
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Prices, key specs and fit

Prices
| Appliances Online | $1,299 | Check price |
| Whirlpool (direct) | $1,299 | Check price |
Prices checked 28 Oct 2026. Retailers may change prices during the day.
Key specs
- Capacity
- 8 kg
- Load type
- Front, washer-dryer combo
- Width
- 595 mm
- Depth
- 530 mm
- Height
- 820 mm
- Spin speed
- 1400 rpm
- Labelled cycle
- 5 h 14 m
- Energy stars
- 4.5
- Energy a year
- 250 kWh
- Cost a year at 32¢/kWh
- $80
- Cost per wash
- about 22c
- Manufacturer's warranty
- 5 Years
- Made in
- China
- Registration no.
- ACW1528
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, 530 mm deep and 820 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 WWPB8502IW before relying on its figures.
Price history
Checked daily since 8 Sept 2026; the price held at $1,299 at the retailers tracked throughout.
One line per retailer, stepped where the daily check recorded a change. Prices exclude delivery and promotions.
How it compares
- Best price $1,299 against a median of $1,099 for similar machines with current prices.
- 530 mm deep; 5 of the 79 with a listed size sit shallower.
- 250 kWh a year against a median of 244 across the 111 other front loaders within a kilo of its size; 59 of them use less.
- Labelled cycle 5 h 14 m; the median for similar machines is 4 h 49 m.
Listed at #8 on The shallowest washing machines in Australia.
Washer-dryers by price and capacity
Of the 19 washer-dryers with a current price, 5 cost less than the Whirlpool WWPB8502IW and hold at least as much.
this modelother washer-dryersmedian price
Show as a table
| Model | Capacity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 7.5 kg | $1,599 | |
| 8 kg | $1,299 | |
| Miele WTD 161 WCS | 8 kg | $3,199 |
| Miele WTR 871 WPM | 8 kg | $4,299 |
| 9 kg | $849 | |
| 9 kg | $1,199 | |
| 9 kg | $1,249 | |
| 9 kg | $1,299 | |
| 9 kg | $1,498 | |
| Miele WTW 871 WPM | 9 kg | $4,899 |
| 10 kg | $1,073 | |
| 10 kg | $1,293 | |
| 10 kg | $1,399 | |
| 10 kg | $1,599 | |
| 12 kg | $1,699 | |
| 12 kg | $1,999 | |
| 12 kg | $2,799 | |
| 16 kg | $1,499 | |
| 18 kg | $5,483 |
Compare it
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Figures trace to this machine's entry (ACW1528) 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.