c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
13 place
Freestanding
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
254 kWh
Label: 255 kWh ยท 0.70 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$102 / year
$84 electricity + $18 water ยท $1,017 over 10 years
Water per cycle
23.3 L ยท ECO programme

7% less electricity than the median of 134 comparable 13โ€“14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations (275 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 75% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year less than the median, $66 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 134 comparable 13โ€“14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13โ€“14 place freestanding 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
Asko HDFS143B.S.AU14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$63
Asko HDFS143B.BS.AU14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$63
Miele PFD 10114 place settings222 kWh/yr4$73
Miele PFD 10x14 place settings222 kWh/yr4$73
Samsung Electronics DW70H75YCFE14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$76

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

Dishwashers similar to the Electrolux ESF6602XC

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Bosch SMS2ITW01A13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$84
Samsung Electronics DW60M6045FG13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$84
Sacon XQD-1305B13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$84
Sharp QW-F63F06W13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$84
Tisira TDW13XE13 place settings278 kWh/yr3$92
Bosch SMS2ITI02A13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$84
Award DWC316S13 place settings278 kWh/yr3$92
Samsung Electronics DW60M6045FW13 place settings255 kWh/yr3.5$84

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

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Electrolux ESF6602XC specifications

Type
Freestanding
Place settings
13
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
23.3 L
Programme tested
ECO
Programme time
185 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
No
Delay start
Yes
Standby power
0.50 W
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
255 kWh
Star rating index
3.51
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ADW1261
GEMS registration id
169807
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
3 June 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2007.1:2021 + A1

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.