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French door fridge freezer · 3 doors
Fisher & Paykel RF522A Series Fridge
Fisher & Paykel RF522A Series is a 487 L french door fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3570).
- Total capacity
- 487 L
- 345 L fridge + 142 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.35
- Annual electricity use
- 429 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $137 / year
- $11.44 / month · $1,373 over 10 years
18% more electricity than the median of 38 comparable 400–499 L french door fridge freezer registrations (363 kWh a year). It uses less than 21% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $21 a year more than the median, $211 over 10 years.
Uses 22% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (553 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 400–499 L french door 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 RF522A Series running cost
- Per month
- $11.44
- Per year
- $137
- 5 years
- $686
- 10 years
- $1,373
429 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
- 487 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 345 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 142 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 599 L
- fresh food compartment
- 345 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 142 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 487 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIFDF534534 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Ilve R96BICDAU526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Omega OIF4DF526PRO526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Gaggenau RVB477190476 L310 kWh/yr | 5 | $99 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF505ANX1511 L312 kWh/yr | 5 | $100 |
Fridges similar to the Fisher & Paykel RF522A Series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic NR-XZ550H 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 482 L | 4.5 | 328 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| TCL TRF495FHB 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 496 L | 5 | 314 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| TCL TRF495FHW 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 496 L | 5 | 314 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Samsung Electronics SRF5500B same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 488 L | 3 | 435 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SRF5700SD same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 488 L | 3 | 435 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kenmore KKFDR695X508-SS-AU 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 508 L | 4 | 388 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HRF520F Series same capacity, same door count | 489 L | 4.5 | 336 | same capacity, same door count |
| Haier HRF520FHC same capacity, same door count | 489 L | 4.5 | 336 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 487 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare RF522A Series with another fridge
Fisher & Paykel RF522A Series specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 3
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 790 mm
- Height
- 1,720 mm
- Depth
- 660 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 429 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.348
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 553 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.717
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3570
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3570
- GEMS registration id
- 169207
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 May 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- RF522A 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 three or more 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.