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Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Fhiaba BI8990TST3IA Fridge
Fhiaba BI8990TST3IA is a 561 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3686).
- Total capacity
- 561 L
- 427 L fridge + 134 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.88
- Annual electricity use
- 409 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $131 / year
- $10.91 / month · $1,309 over 10 years
4% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (395 kWh a year). It uses less than 25% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $4 a year more than the median, $45 over 10 years.
Uses 34% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (617 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 bottom-mount 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.
Fhiaba BI8990TST3IA running cost
- Per month
- $10.91
- Per year
- $131
- 5 years
- $654
- 10 years
- $1,309
409 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
- 561 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 427 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 134 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 666 L
- freezer compartment
- 134 L gross, 134 L net
- fresh food compartment
- 427 L gross, 427 L net
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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 561 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1515 L159 kWh/yr | 8 | $51 | |
| Haier HRF510BEC517 L169 kWh/yr | 8 | $54 | |
| Hisense HRBM503E503 L174 kWh/yr | 8 | $56 | |
| Electrolux EBE5007BD-R496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $81 | |
| Electrolux EBE5002SD-R496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $81 |
Fridges similar to the Fhiaba BI8990TST3IA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS9121WLUVK5 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 555 L | 4 | 386 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS9121WRUVE1 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 555 L | 4 | 386 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| V-zug CCO6T-51133 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 556 L | 4.5 | 341 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650UID Series 5% larger, same door count, similar external size | 587 L | 5 | 319 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650UID/S/T/L 5% larger, same door count, similar external size | 587 L | 5 | 319 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr ECBN 8872 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 522 L | 4.5 | 338 | 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 561 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba S8990TST3A561 L409 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $131 | |
| Fhiaba 8990T*T*A Series561 L409 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $131 |
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Fhiaba BI8990TST3IA specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller; adaptive defrost: yes
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 900 mm
- Height
- 2,050 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 409 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.877
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 617 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.614
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF3686
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3686
- GEMS registration id
- 172735
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 24 September 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- ***8990T*T*IA Series
- 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 one or two 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.