Name: Smeg DWA6234N4
Brand: Smeg
SKU: ADW1203

Electricity pricec/kWh

Water price$/kLusage charge on your water bill

Dishwasher cyclesper week

Capacity: 14 place; Freestanding
Energy rating: 4
Annual electricity use: 229 kWh; Label: 230 kWh · 0.63 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost: $84 / year; $76 electricity + $8 water · $836 over 10 years

Water per cycle: 10.4 L · ECO + Dry assist programme

16% less electricity than the median of 134 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations (275 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 82% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year less than the median, $148 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 275230324

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 134 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 New Zealand, 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 DWA6234N4 specifications

Type: Freestanding
Place settings: 14
Water per cycle (labelled programme): 10.4 L
Programme tested: ECO + Dry assist
Programme time: 281 min
Water connection: Single
Water softener: No
Delay start: Yes
Standby power: 0.64 W
Dimensions (W×H×D): 597 × 850 × 600 mm
Annual energy (label): 230 kWh
Star rating index: 4.01
Country of manufacture: Italy

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

Model	Registration	Stars	kWh / yr	Capacity	Registration expires
6234	ADW1323	4	230	–	15 September 2029

Other model numbers on registration ADW1203

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ADW1203
GEMS registration id: 164442
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 15 September 2029
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: 6234
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.