Name: Bosch SMS26AI03A
Brand: Bosch
SKU: ADW1289

Electricity pricec/kWh

Water price$/kLusage charge on your water bill

Dishwasher cyclesper week

Capacity: 13 place; Freestanding
Energy rating: 3; WELS water rating 3.5
Annual electricity use: 304 kWh; Label: 305 kWh · 0.84 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost: $110 / year; $97 electricity + $12 water · $1,096 over 10 years

Water per cycle: 13.5 L · Eco Wash programme

11% more electricity than the median of 121 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations (275 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 19% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year more than the median, $96 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 275230320

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 121 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Bosch SMS26AI03A specifications

Type: Freestanding
Place settings: 13
Water per cycle (labelled programme): 13.5 L
Programme tested: Eco Wash
Programme time: 135 min
Water connection: Single
Water softener: No
Delay start: Yes
Standby power: 0.13 W
Dimensions (W×H×D): –
Annual energy (label): 305 kWh
Star rating index: 3.01
WELS registration: D46075 (exact_model, confidence 0.98)
WELS water per cycle: 13.5 L
Country of manufacture: Türkiye

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ADW1289
GEMS registration id: 173182
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 22 September 2030
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: –
Regulatory standard: Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2024
Test standard: AS/NZS 2007.1:2005

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.