Australia · costs in AUD
Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) · 2 doors
Dometic RUC8508X Fridge
Dometic RUC8508X is a 216 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3319).
- Total capacity
- 216 L
- 170 L fridge + 46 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.59
- Annual electricity use
- 293 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $94 / year
- $7.81 / month · $938 over 10 years
13% more electricity than the median of 8 comparable 200–299 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (260 kWh a year). It uses less than 13% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $11 a year more than the median, $106 over 10 years.
Uses 20% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (365 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 200–299 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 RUC8508X running cost
- Per month
- $7.81
- Per year
- $94
- 5 years
- $469
- 10 years
- $938
293 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
- 216 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 170 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 46 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 252 L
- freezer compartment
- 46 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 170 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 216 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linarie LK200DDBLUE209 L250 kWh/yr | 3 | $80 | |
| Linarie LK200DDGREEN209 L250 kWh/yr | 3 | $80 | |
| Dometic RCD10.5XES200 L270 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $86 | |
| Heller FDHD22B206 L284 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $91 | |
| Heller FDHD22206 L284 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $91 |
Fridges similar to the Dometic RUC8508X
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linarie LK200DDBLUE 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 209 L | 3 | 250 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Linarie LK200DDGREEN 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 209 L | 3 | 250 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Heller FDHD22B 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 206 L | 2.5 | 284 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Heller FDHD22 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 206 L | 2.5 | 284 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 216 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Dometic models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic RCD10.5XES200 L270 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $86 |
Compare RUC8508X with another fridge
Dometic RUC8508X specifications
- Type
- Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 550 mm
- Height
- 1,657 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 293 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.595
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 365 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.162
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3319
- GEMS registration id
- 160816
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 10 April 2029
- 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.