Name: Smeg STH903
Brand: Smeg
SKU: ADW0871

Electricity pricec/kWh

Water price$/kLusage charge on your water bill

Dishwasher cyclesper week

Capacity: 12 place; Built-in
Energy rating: 3; WELS water rating 3
Annual electricity use: 280 kWh; Label: 281 kWh · 0.77 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost: $103 / year; $90 electricity + $13 water · $1,031 over 10 years

Water per cycle: 14.7 L · Normal ECO programme

11% more electricity than the median of 11 comparable 10–12 place built-in dishwasher registrations (253 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 18% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year more than the median, $89 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 253193282

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 11 comparable 10–12 place built-in dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 10–12 place built-in 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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Smeg STH903 specifications

Type: Built-in
Place settings: 12
Water per cycle (labelled programme): 14.7 L
Programme tested: Normal ECO
Programme time: 178 min
Water connection: Single
Water softener: No
Delay start: Yes
Standby power: 0.06 W
Dimensions (W×H×D): 860 × 580 × 600 mm
Annual energy (label): 281 kWh
Star rating index: 3.01
WELS registration: D00927 (exact_model, confidence 0.98)
WELS water per cycle: 14.7 L
Country of manufacture: Italy

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ADW0871
GEMS registration id: 142159
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 18 October 2026
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.