c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
14 place
Freestanding
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
267 kWh
Label: 268 kWh Β· 0.73 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$95 / year
$86 electricity + $9 water Β· $949 over 10 years
Water per cycle
10.3 L Β· ECO 50Β°C programme

2% less 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 58% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $22 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 121 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (below 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.

Dishwashers that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Asko HDFS143B.*.AU Series14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$61
Asko HDFS143B.S.AU14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$61
Haier HDW15F3*115 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$66
Smeg DAU6335DX415 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$66
Haier HDW15F3*115 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$66

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

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Smeg DWAU6234X414 place settings230 kWh/yr4$74
LG XD4B24UPS14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$74
Samsung Electronics DW70H75YCFE14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$74
LG XD4B14PS14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$74
Samsung Electronics DW70H75YCFR14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$74
Miele PFD 10x14 place settings222 kWh/yr4$71
Beko BDFB1410W14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$74

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

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Whirlpool WFC3C26*AUS specifications

Type
Freestanding
Place settings
14
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
10.3 L
Programme tested
ECO 50Β°C
Programme time
188 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
Yes
Delay start
Yes
Standby power
0.41 W
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
268 kWh
Star rating index
3.58
Country of manufacture
Poland

Other model numbers on registration ADW0914

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ADW0914
GEMS registration id
144709
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
9 August 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
WFC3C26*AUS
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. Manufacturer: whirlpool.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.