Model
Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E
Rank #373 means 372 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 35th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 35% of those models.
What does the Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E cost to run per year?
Among the 709 dishwasher models we track, the Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E's $45/yr running cost ranks it #373, close to dead center. It uses 21.8% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $57/yr to run, a saving of roughly $12 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 35% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 12 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 Hisense HDW63314SS at $45/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hisense HDWH12B3FR8E at $45/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 Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E's $45/yr adds up to roughly $405 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Amana ADFS2524R**.
By the numbers
The Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E 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 $45/yr, here is what the Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E costs about $450. That is roughly $120 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $570 over the same ten years.
How the Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $45/yr, it runs about $1 a year above the class median of $44, and it is about $30 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 Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E uses 21.8% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 12 place settings, the Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E is a small dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, and smaller dishwasher models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal.
- 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 Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $45/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #373 of 709, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E cost per month?
About $3.71 a month, which is the $45 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: 240 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $45 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Hisense HDWH12AB3FR8E for its size?
35th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1150152_HDWH12AB3FR8E_03242026034374_3879162View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Hisense and HDWH12AB3FR8E 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.