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Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) · 1 door
Dometic RUC5208X Fridge
Dometic RUC5208X is a 145 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2730).
- Total capacity
- 145 L
- 132 L fridge + 13 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.53
- Annual electricity use
- 221 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $71 / year
- $5.89 / month · $707 over 10 years
8% more electricity than the median of 29 comparable Under 200 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (204 kWh a year). It uses less than 14% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $5 a year more than the median, $54 over 10 years.
Uses 34% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (336 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 Under 200 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost 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.
Dometic RUC5208X running cost
- Per month
- $5.89
- Per year
- $71
- 5 years
- $354
- 10 years
- $707
221 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
- 145 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 132 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 13 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 156 L
- fresh food compartment
- 132 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 13 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 fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 145 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heller HFF132B132 L183 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $59 | |
| Heller HFF132W132 L183 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $59 | |
| Dometic RUC5308X145 L199 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 |
Fridges similar to the Dometic RUC5208X
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heller HFF132B 9% smaller | 132 L | 3.5 | 183 | 9% smaller |
| Heller HFF132W 9% smaller | 132 L | 3.5 | 183 | 9% smaller |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 145 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Dometic models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic RUC5308X145 L199 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 |
Compare RUC5208X with another fridge
Dometic RUC5208X specifications
- Type
- Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 550 mm
- Height
- 1,191 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 221 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.534
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 336 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.419
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2730
- GEMS registration id
- 140072
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 24 October 2026
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 4
- GEMS group
- Group 4: refrigerator-freezer, cyclic-defrost fresh food compartment, manual-defrost 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 4 (fridge freezer with a manual-defrost freezer)
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. How the derived figures are calculated.