c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
14 place
Freestanding
Energy rating
3
Annual electricity use
324 kWh
Label: 325 kWh ยท 0.89 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$117 / year
$107 electricity + $10 water ยท $1,165 over 10 years
Water per cycle
12.5 L ยท Eco 50 degree C programme

18% more electricity than the median of 134 comparable 13โ€“14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations (275 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 3% of them. At your rates that is about $16 a year more than the median, $165 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 134 comparable 13โ€“14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13โ€“14 place freestanding 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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Haier HDW15F3B115 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$68
Smeg DAU6335DX415 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$68
Haier HDW15F4B115 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$68

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

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Mistral MBDW646-14X-F14 place settings259 kWh/yr3.5$85
Furon WQP-S1-104X00014 place settings251 kWh/yr3.5$83
Inalto IDW7CS14 place settings259 kWh/yr3.5$85
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Whirlpool WFE2C19WAUS specifications

Type
Freestanding
Place settings
14
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
12.5 L
Programme tested
Eco 50 degree C
Programme time
159 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
Yes
Delay start
Yes
Standby power
1.03 W
Dimensions (Wร—Hร—D)
โ€“
Annual energy (label)
325 kWh
Star rating index
3.04
Country of manufacture
Poland

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ADW1000
GEMS registration id
151504
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
5 December 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
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.