c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
14 place
Built-in
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
272 kWh
Label: 273 kWh ยท 0.75 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$98 / year
$90 electricity + $9 water ยท $984 over 10 years
Water per cycle
11.2 L ยท Eco programme

4% more electricity than the median of 52 comparable 13โ€“14 place built-in dishwasher registrations (263 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 33% of them. At your rates that is about $3 a year more than the median, $33 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 52 comparable 13โ€“14 place built-in dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13โ€“14 place built-in dishwasher sold in New Zealand, 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
V-zug 4100914 place settings111 kWh/yr6$37
V-zug 4103814 place settings111 kWh/yr6$37
Fisher & Paykel DW60U4EI315 place settings121 kWh/yr6$40
Miele G7xx4SCx14 place settings189 kWh/yr4.5$62
Miele G 52xx SCx14 place settings189 kWh/yr4.5$62

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

Dishwashers similar to the Aeg FUF9490SMA

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Electrolux ESF97400ROX14 place settings273 kWh/yr3.5$90
Electrolux ESF97400RKX14 place settings273 kWh/yr3.5$90
Beko BDI142014 place settings275 kWh/yr3.5$91
Ariston LIE2C1914 place settings325 kWh/yr3$107
Euromaid E14FID14 place settings259 kWh/yr3.5$85
Miele G7104SC14 place settings189 kWh/yr4.5$62

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

Other Aeg models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Aeg FBF9433SBA14 place settings273 kWh/yr3.5$90
Aeg FSE93000RO14 place settings273 kWh/yr3.5$90

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

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Aeg FUF9490SMA specifications

Type
Built-in
Place settings
14
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
11.2 L
Programme tested
Eco
Programme time
179 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
No
Delay start
Yes
Standby power
0.21 W
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
597 ร— 878 ร— 576 mm
Annual energy (label)
273 kWh
Star rating index
3.53
Country of manufacture
Italy

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ADW1220
GEMS registration id
165464
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
19 November 2029
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
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Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2007.1:2005

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.