Australia · costs in AUD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNB1 Fridge
Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNB1 is a 515 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3585).
- Total capacity
- 515 L
- 375 L fridge + 140 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.03
- Annual electricity use
- 258 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $83 / year
- $6.88 / month · $826 over 10 years
35% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (395 kWh a year). It uses less than 88% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $44 a year less than the median, $438 over 10 years.
Uses 54% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (563 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.
Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNB1 running cost
- Per month
- $6.88
- Per year
- $83
- 5 years
- $413
- 10 years
- $826
258 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
- 515 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 375 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 140 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 625 L
- fresh food compartment
- 375 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 140 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 515 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 |
Fridges similar to the Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNB1
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF510BHC same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 514 L | 5.5 | 285 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF510BEC same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 517 L | 8 | 169 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Electrolux EBE5002WE 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 496 L | 6 | 254 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EBE5002*E 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 496 L | 6 | 254 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRBM503S 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 503 L | 4.5 | 349 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRBM503E 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 503 L | 8 | 174 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 515 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fisher & Paykel models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNUX1515 L259 kWh/yr | 6 | $83 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1515 L159 kWh/yr | 8 | $51 |
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Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNB1 specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 790 mm
- Height
- 1,725 mm
- Depth
- 707 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 258 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.028
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 563 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.413
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3585
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3585
- GEMS registration id
- 169295
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 22 May 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- RF505BRN 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.