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Freestanding · 14 place settings
Smeg DWAI6234N4 Dishwasher
Smeg DWAI6234N4 is a 14-place freestanding dishwasher registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ADW1323).
A newer registration of this model exists: ADW1203.
- 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?
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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| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
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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.
Compare DWAI6234N4 with another dishwasher
Smeg DWAI6234N4 specifications
- Type
- Freestanding
- Place settings
- 14
- Water per cycle (labelled programme)
- 10.4 L
- Programme tested
- ECO + Dry assist
- Programme time
- 280 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
Related Smeg model numbers starting with 6234
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 | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6234 | ADW1203 | 4 | 230 | 15 September 2029 |
Other model numbers on registration ADW1323
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ADW1323
- GEMS registration id
- 173937
- 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 and testing requirements in the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2015
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.