c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
15 place
Built-in
Energy rating
3.5
Annual electricity use
274 kWh
Label: 275 kWh ยท 0.75 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$98 / year
$91 electricity + $8 water ยท $981 over 10 years
Water per cycle
9.9 L ยท Normal Eco programme

12% more electricity than the median of 63 comparable 15 place and above built-in dishwasher registrations (245 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 11% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year more than the median, $99 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 63 comparable 15 place and above built-in dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 15 place and above built-in 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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Asko DW60 Series16 place settings168 kWh/yr5$55
Asko DBI565IK.BS.AU16 place settings168 kWh/yr5$55

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

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Ilve IVDSIP5/115 place settings230 kWh/yr4$76
Ilve IVDFSP5/115 place settings230 kWh/yr4$76
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Smeg DWAU6D15XT3 specifications

Type
Built-in
Place settings
15
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
9.9 L
Programme tested
Normal Eco
Programme time
220 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
No
Delay start
Yes
Standby power
0.34 W
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
598 ร— 858 ร— 570 mm
Annual energy (label)
275 kWh
Star rating index
3.70
Country of manufacture
Italy

Other model numbers on registration ADW1373

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ADW1373
GEMS registration id
177110
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 June 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, New Zealand
Family
DWA*6D15**3
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.