Australia · costs in AUD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Fisher & Paykel RF402BRPUX6 Fridge
Fisher & Paykel RF402BRPUX6 is a 380 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3587).
- Total capacity
- 380 L
- 269 L fridge + 111 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.45
- Annual electricity use
- 361 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $116 / year
- $9.63 / month · $1,155 over 10 years
23% more electricity than the median of 48 comparable 300–399 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (293 kWh a year). It uses less than 10% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $22 a year more than the median, $218 over 10 years.
Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (508 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 300–399 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.
Fisher & Paykel RF402BRPUX6 running cost
- Per month
- $9.63
- Per year
- $116
- 5 years
- $578
- 10 years
- $1,155
361 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
- 380 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 269 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 111 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 467 L
- fresh food compartment
- 269 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 111 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 380 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRBM418E417 L153 kWh/yr | 8 | $49 | |
| Liebherr CNef 4315350 L187 kWh/yr | 6 | $60 | |
| Hisense HRBM418D417 L187 kWh/yr | 7 | $60 | |
| Electrolux EBE4302*E425 L190 kWh/yr | 7 | $61 | |
| Electrolux EBE4302WE425 L190 kWh/yr | 7 | $61 |
Fridges similar to the Fisher & Paykel RF402BRPUX6
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic NR-BX421B same capacity, same door count | 380 L | 4 | 299 | same capacity, same door count |
| Panasonic NR-BX421H 1% smaller, same door count | 376 L | 5.5 | 233 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Aeg OSC7P19ACF 1% smaller, same door count | 376 L | 6 | 193 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Aeg 19CBSNV7 1% smaller, same door count | 376 L | 6 | 193 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Beko BBM407PDX1 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 396 L | 3 | 404 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Beko BBM407W1 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 396 L | 3 | 404 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Altus ABM396W 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 396 L | 3 | 404 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Altus ABM396PX 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 396 L | 3 | 404 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 380 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Fisher & Paykel RF402BRPUX6 specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 635 mm
- Height
- 1,720 mm
- Depth
- 660 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 361 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.454
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 508 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.773
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3587
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3587
- GEMS registration id
- 169620
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 22 May 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- E/RF402B 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.