New Zealand · costs in NZD
Built-in · 12 place settings
Smeg STH903 Dishwasher
Smeg STH903 is a 12-place built-in dishwasher registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ADW0871).
- Capacity
- 12 place
- Built-in
- Energy rating
- 3
- Annual electricity use
- 280 kWh
- Label: 281 kWh · 0.77 kWh per cycle
- Estimated running cost
- $104 / year
- $92 electricity + $11 water · $1,037 over 10 years
- Water per cycle
- 14.7 L · Normal ECO programme
11% more electricity than the median of 11 comparable 10–12 place built-in dishwasher registrations (253 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 18% of them. At your rates that is about $9 a year more than the median, $92 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 10–12 place 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.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch SPU6IMS01A11 place settings205 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $68 | |
| Bellissimo HNBD12FI12 place settings253 kWh/yr | 3 | $83 | |
| Artusi ADW5001W12 place settings256 kWh/yr | 3 | $84 | |
| Artusi ADW5001X12 place settings256 kWh/yr | 3 | $84 | |
| Kleenmaid DW6020XB12 place settings265 kWh/yr | 3 | $87 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi ADW5001W12 place settings256 kWh/yr | 3 | $84 | |
| Fotile BD3B-G3-Y12 place settings282 kWh/yr | 3 | $93 | |
| Artusi ADW5001X12 place settings256 kWh/yr | 3 | $84 | |
| Kleenmaid DW6020XB12 place settings265 kWh/yr | 3 | $87 | |
| Stirling STR-DWSS12MW12 place settings282 kWh/yr | 3 | $93 | |
| Bellissimo HNBD12FI12 place settings253 kWh/yr | 3 | $83 | |
| Stirling STR-DWSS12M12 place settings282 kWh/yr | 3 | $93 | |
| Bosch SPU6IMS01A11 place settings205 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $68 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Smeg STH903 specifications
- Type
- Built-in
- Place settings
- 12
- Water per cycle (labelled programme)
- 14.7 L
- Programme tested
- Normal ECO
- Programme time
- 178 min
- Water connection
- Single
- Water softener
- No
- Delay start
- Yes
- Standby power
- 0.06 W
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 860 × 580 × 600 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 281 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.01
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Related Smeg model numbers starting with STH903
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH903 | ZDW0027 | 3 | 279 | n/a |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ADW0871
- GEMS registration id
- 142159
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 October 2026
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.