Australia · costs in AUD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Fhiaba S900TST3A Fridge
Fhiaba S900TST3A is a 556 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4086).
- Total capacity
- 556 L
- 425 L fridge + 131 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.86
- Annual electricity use
- 407 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $130 / year
- $10.85 / month · $1,302 over 10 years
3% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (395 kWh a year). It uses less than 38% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $4 a year more than the median, $38 over 10 years.
Uses 34% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (614 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 S900TST3A running cost
- Per month
- $10.85
- Per year
- $130
- 5 years
- $651
- 10 years
- $1,302
407 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
- 556 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 425 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 131 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 659 L
- fresh food compartment
- 425 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 131 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 556 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 EBE5002BE496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $81 | |
| Electrolux EBE5007BD496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $81 |
Fridges similar to the Fhiaba S900TST3A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS9121WRUVE1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 555 L | 4 | 386 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS9121W series same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 555 L | 4 | 386 | same capacity, 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/S/T/R 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 587 L | 5 | 319 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650UID/S/P/R 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 587 L | 5 | 319 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr ECBN 8872 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 522 L | 4.5 | 338 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 556 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba XS900TST6IA556 L404 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $129 | |
| Fhiaba XS901TST3IA556 L404 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $129 |
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Fhiaba S900TST3A specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 899 mm
- Height
- 2,050 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 407 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.864
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 614 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.618
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF4086
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
- Fhiaba RS900TST3A
- Fhiaba RS901TST3A
- Fhiaba S900TGT3A
- Fhiaba KS900TST3A
- Fhiaba KS900HST3A
- Fhiaba RS900TGT6A
- Fhiaba RS900HST6A
- Fhiaba I/G899 SERIE without ice maker (0T/0H MODEL)
- Fhiaba S900TGT6A
- Fhiaba KS901TST6A
- Fhiaba S900HST3A
- Fhiaba RS901TST6A
- Fhiaba KS900HST6A
- Fhiaba KS901TST3A
- Fhiaba S900TST6A
- Fhiaba KS900TST6A
- Fhiaba S900HST6A
- Fhiaba RS900HST3A
- Fhiaba RS900TGT3A
- Fhiaba KS900TGT3A
- Fhiaba S901TST3A
- Fhiaba KS900TGT6A
- Fhiaba RS900TST6A
- Fhiaba S901TST6A
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4086
- GEMS registration id
- 181308
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 July 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- I/G899 SERIE without ice maker (0T/0H MODEL)
- 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.