New Zealand · costs in NZD
Freestanding · 15 place settings
Whirlpool WDFS3L5P**AU Dishwasher
Whirlpool WDFS3L5P**AU is a 15-place freestanding dishwasher registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ADW1059).
- Capacity
- 15 place
- Freestanding
- Energy rating
- 4
- Annual electricity use
- 245 kWh
- Label: 246 kWh · 0.67 kWh per cycle
- Estimated running cost
- $89 / year
- $81 electricity + $8 water · $894 over 10 years
- Water per cycle
- 11.1 L · ECO 50 degree C programme
About the same electricity as the median of 94 comparable 15 place and above freestanding dishwasher registrations (246 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 42% of them.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 15 place and above 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.
Compare WDFS3L5P**AU with another dishwasher
Whirlpool WDFS3L5P**AU specifications
- Type
- Freestanding
- Place settings
- 15
- Water per cycle (labelled programme)
- 11.1 L
- Programme tested
- ECO 50 degree C
- Programme time
- 211 min
- Water connection
- Single
- Water softener
- Yes
- Delay start
- Yes
- Standby power
- 0.39 W
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 246 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.01
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Whirlpool model numbers starting with WDFS3L5PAU
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDFS3L5P**AU | ADW1306 | 4 | 246 | 1 July 2028 |
Other model numbers on registration ADW1059
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ADW1059
- GEMS registration id
- 155242
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 July 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- WDFS3L5P**AU
- 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. Manufacturer: whirlpool.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.