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Upright freezer · 1 door
Miele FNS 4782 E bst Freezer
Miele FNS 4782 E bst is a 278 L upright freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3144).
- Total capacity
- 278 L
- 278 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Star rating index 5.62
- Annual electricity use
- 178 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $57 / year
- $4.75 / month · $570 over 10 years
32% less electricity than the median of 30 comparable 250–349 L upright freezer registrations (262 kWh a year). It uses less than 87% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $27 a year less than the median, $267 over 10 years.
Uses 64% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (493 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 250–349 L upright freezer sold in Australia, counted once per registration. Star ratings already account for size through the GEMS adjusted-volume formula; this comparison is in raw kWh against models a buyer would actually consider instead.
Miele FNS 4782 E bst running cost
- Per month
- $4.75
- Per year
- $57
- 5 years
- $285
- 10 years
- $570
178 kWh × 32c/kWh. No inflation or tariff change assumed. Fridges run continuously, so the label figure is a whole-year estimate under standard test conditions.
Capacity and compartments
- Total gross volume
- 278 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 278 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 496 L
- freezer compartment
- 278 L gross
Gross volumes exclude shelving. Fresh food = fresh food, chill and cellar compartments; frozen = freezer, two-star and ice-making (zero-star) compartments. Adjusted volume weights frozen space more heavily and is what the government uses to set the star rating for the size.
Freezers similar to the Miele FNS 4782 E bst
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SFNsdh 5267 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 278 L | 5.5 | 181 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Liebherr SFNsdh 5227 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 278 L | 5.5 | 178 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF275D series same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 276 L | 5 | 200 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF275DC same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 276 L | 5 | 200 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL P272SDS 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 274 L | 2.5 | 328 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Gaggenau RVF417590 same capacity, same door count | 280 L | 4 | 244 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 278 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Miele models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miele FNS 4382 E edt/cs278 L178 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $57 | |
| Miele FNS 4782 E edt/cs278 L178 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $57 |
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Miele FNS 4782 E bst specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 597 mm
- Height
- 1,855 mm
- Depth
- 675 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 178 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.622
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 493 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.359
- Country of manufacture
- Germany, Austria, Bulgaria
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3144
- GEMS registration id
- 155128
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 21 June 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, automatic defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: miele.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.