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French door fridge freezer · 3 doors
Casa CASAFI439S Fridge
Casa CASAFI439S is a 439 L french door fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3521).
- Total capacity
- 439 L
- 278 L fridge + 161 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.03
- Annual electricity use
- 447 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $143 / year
- $11.92 / month · $1,430 over 10 years
23% more electricity than the median of 38 comparable 400–499 L french door fridge freezer registrations (363 kWh a year). It uses less than 11% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $27 a year more than the median, $269 over 10 years.
Uses 23% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (583 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 400–499 L french door 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.
Casa CASAFI439S running cost
- Per month
- $11.92
- Per year
- $143
- 5 years
- $715
- 10 years
- $1,430
447 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
- 439 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 278 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 161 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 567 L
- fresh food compartment
- 257 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 161 L gross
- chill compartment
- 21 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 439 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAT412BMFWA412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 | |
| Kogan KAT412BMFWB412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 | |
| TCL C440BFW412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 | |
| TCL C440BFC412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 | |
| Gaggenau RVB477190476 L310 kWh/yr | 5 | $99 |
Fridges similar to the Casa CASAFI439S
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT8900FD same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 439 L | 3 | 449 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OIFDF439 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 439 L | 3 | 447 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Artusi AINT8900FDI same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 439 L | 2.5 | 490 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Smeg BMAU30RI 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 449 L | 2.5 | 464 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS80A1 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 417 L | 3 | 411 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS80AU1 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 417 L | 3 | 411 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Linarie LSCD436MIR 1% larger, similar star rating | 445 L | 3.5 | 399 | 1% larger, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM431FRSFC 2% smaller, similar star rating | 431 L | 3 | 418 | 2% smaller, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 439 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Casa CASAFI439S specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 3
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 893 mm
- Height
- 1,920 mm
- Depth
- 560 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 447 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.033
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 583 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.788
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3521
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3521
- GEMS registration id
- 167126
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 February 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CASAFI439W
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 6
- GEMS group
- Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted freezer
- 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 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with three or more doors
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. How the derived figures are calculated.