Model
Aeg F8242FI
Rank #174 means 173 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 77th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 77% of those models.
What does the Aeg F8242FI cost to run per year?
At about $43 a year, the Aeg F8242FI undercuts most dishwasher models we track on running cost, rank #174 of 709. It uses 23.8% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $14 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 77% of dishwasher models we track, a reasonably strong result for the class. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 15 place settings (the class spans 2 to 18), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Cove DW2451 at $43/yr runs a little cheaper and the Aeg F8242FI-18 at $43/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dishwasher typically stays in service for somewhere around 9 years; over that span, the Aeg F8242FI's $43/yr adds up to roughly $387 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Aeg F8642FI, Aeg F8642SS, Bertazzoni DW24S3IPV, Bertazzoni DW24T3IPT, Bertazzoni DW24T3IPV, Bertazzoni DW24T3IXT, Bertazzoni DW24T3IXV, Brama BRDW2400SS, Fulgor Milano F4DWS24FI1, Fulgor Milano F4DWT24DS1, Fulgor Milano F4DWT24FI1, Fulgor Milano F4DWT24SS1, Fulgor Milano F7DWS24FI1, Fulgor Milano F7DWT24FI1, Fulgor Milano F7DWT24SS1, Kenmore 1460#, Kenmore 1462#, Kenmore 1463#, Kenmore 1464#, Kenmore 1467#, Kenmore 1468#, Kenmore 1469#, Smeg DW8600, Summit DW242W, Summit DW243B, Summit DW244SS, Summit DW245NT, Summit LDW24BA, Summit LDW24WA, Summit ADADW24B, Summit ADADW24W, Summit LDW24NTA, Summit LDW24SSA, Summit ADADW24NT, Summit ADADW24SS, Summit DW242WADA, Summit DW243BADA, Summit DW244SSADA, Summit DW245NTADA, Unique UNQ-DW24CT PR.
By the numbers
The Aeg F8242FI normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $43/yr, here is what the Aeg F8242FI adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Aeg F8242FI costs about $430. That is roughly $140 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Aeg F8242FI compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $43/yr, it runs about $1 a year cheaper than the class median of $44, and it is about $28 a year more than the cheapest dishwasher to run at $15. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $57/yr, the Aeg F8242FI uses 23.8% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 15 place settings, the Aeg F8242FI is a mid-size dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone.
- Place-setting capacity. Place-setting capacity is the main driver of how much water a cycle has to heat, and heating that water is most of a dishwasher's electricity use.
- Water heating. Most dishwashers have a booster heater that raises incoming water to sanitizing temperature; this heating step, not the pump or motor, accounts for most of a cycle's electricity use.
- Cycle length and drying method. Heavy or sanitize cycles run longer and hotter than a normal or eco cycle, and heated-dry options cost more to run than air-dry or condensation drying.
Common questions
Is the Aeg F8242FI cheap to run?
Yes. Its $43/yr running cost puts it at rank #174 of 709, below what most dishwasher models we track cost to run.
How much does the Aeg F8242FI cost per month?
About $3.62 a month, which is the $43 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 234 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $43 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Aeg F8242FI for its size?
77th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1149287_F8242FI_121920231133621_6458430View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Aeg and F8242FI are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.