Place settings (dishwasher capacity)
How many standard place settings, plus serving pieces, the dishwasher cleans, rinses and dries in one eco cycle when loaded as the maker instructs. It is a count, not a volume.
- What it looks like on the label
- A plate with cutlery beside a number — the dishwasher’s capacity.
- Printed on
- Dishwasher
- Unit
- number of standard place settings
- Regulation
- Regulation (EU) 2019/2017, Annex III
What the regulation says
On a dishwasher label
- What the number measures
- The maximum number of place settings together with the serving pieces that can be cleaned, rinsed and dried in one cycle.
- Unit
- number of standard place settings
- Test condition
- eco programme, loaded according to the supplier’s instructions.
Regulation (EU) 2019/2017, Annex III, point 1 (VII); definition in Annex I: rated capacity in standard place settings, for the eco programme;
Checked 2026-09-25.
Other icons on the dishwasher label
QR code (top left of the label)On 8 product labelsEnergy efficiency class arrow (A to G)On 7 product labelskWh per 100 cyclesWashing machine, Dishwasher, Tumble dryerWater per cycle in litresWashing machine, DishwasherProgramme duration (h:min)Washing machine, Dishwasher, Tumble dryerNoise in dB(A) with class A–D (appliances)On 4 product labels
Sources
- Regulation (EU) 2019/2017 — Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2017 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 with regard to energy labelling of household dishwashers. Label content: Annex III. Article 11: “It shall apply from 1 March 2021.” Amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/340 (label sizes, test notes and verification tolerances); the label points quoted here are unchanged by it. Checked 2026-09-25.
Read in the Official Journal text on the date shown. Our drawing is not the official pictogram; the regulation’s own label figure is the authority.