Australia · costs in AUD
Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Blaupunkt 5SB892SE0AU Fridge
Blaupunkt 5SB892SE0AU is a 579 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3359).
- Total capacity
- 579 L
- 335 L fridge + 245 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.09
- Annual electricity use
- 442 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $141 / year
- $11.79 / month · $1,414 over 10 years
2% less electricity than the median of 27 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (451 kWh a year). It uses less than 52% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $3 a year less than the median, $29 over 10 years.
Uses 24% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (582 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 500–599 L side-by-side fridge 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.
Blaupunkt 5SB892SE0AU running cost
- Per month
- $11.79
- Per year
- $141
- 5 years
- $707
- 10 years
- $1,414
442 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
- 579 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 335 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 245 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 771 L
- freezer compartment
- 245 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 334 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.
Similar side-by-side fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 579 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WSE6200SB624 L300 kWh/yr | 6 | $96 | |
| Westinghouse WSE6240BB619 L300 kWh/yr | 6 | $96 | |
| Omega OIFSBS541541 L324 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $104 | |
| Omega OSBS583WBX582 L355 kWh/yr | 5 | $114 | |
| Haier HRF523XHG Series523 L368 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $118 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAHFSBS592D 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 592 L | 4 | 442 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFSBS592A 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 592 L | 4 | 442 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WSE6670 range 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 596 L | 4.5 | 390 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WSE6670BA 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 596 L | 4.5 | 390 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSS556NBD4E 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 559 L | 4.5 | 385 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSS557NSD4E 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 559 L | 4.5 | 385 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OSBS583WBX same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 582 L | 5 | 355 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Sharp SJ-SHM600P-DS 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 600 L | 4.5 | 404 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 579 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Blaupunkt 5SB892SE0AU specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 910 mm
- Height
- 1,770 mm
- Depth
- 730 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 442 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.087
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 582 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.573
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3359
- GEMS registration id
- 159222
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 12 June 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 5S (frost-free fridge freezer, side by side)
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: nikpol.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.