c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
9 place
Freestanding
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
209 kWh
Label: 210 kWh ยท 0.58 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$77 / year
$69 electricity + $8 water ยท $774 over 10 years
Water per cycle
10.9 L ยท ECO programme

2% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable compact (under 10 place) freestanding dishwasher registrations (205 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 0% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year more than the median, $16 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 comparable compact (under 10 place) freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered compact (under 10 place) freestanding dishwasher sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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

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Euro EDS45BK10 place settings189 kWh/yr3.5$62
Omega ODW300XN10 place settings189 kWh/yr3.5$62

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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Midea 340459 specifications

Type
Freestanding
Place settings
9
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
10.9 L
Programme tested
ECO
Programme time
182 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
No
Delay start
Yes
Standby power
0.47 W
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
448 ร— 845 ร— 600 mm
Annual energy (label)
210 kWh
Star rating index
3.02
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ZDW0281

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZDW0281
GEMS registration id
171723
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
WQP8-7636-AU
Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2D
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. Manufacturer: tradedepot.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.