Australia · costs in AUD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Fisher & Paykel RS6121WRUK1 Fridge
Fisher & Paykel RS6121WRUK1 is a 345 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3523).
- Total capacity
- 345 L
- 230 L fridge + 115 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.37
- Annual electricity use
- 290 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $93 / year
- $7.73 / month · $928 over 10 years
1% less electricity than the median of 48 comparable 300–399 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (293 kWh a year). It uses less than 54% of them.
Uses 46% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (537 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 RS6121WRUK1 running cost
- Per month
- $7.73
- Per year
- $93
- 5 years
- $464
- 10 years
- $928
290 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
- 345 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 230 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 115 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 435 L
- fresh food compartment
- 230 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 115 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 345 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr CNef 4315350 L187 kWh/yr | 6 | $60 | |
| Aeg 19CBSNV7376 L193 kWh/yr | 6 | $62 | |
| Aeg Titan376 L193 kWh/yr | 6 | $62 | |
| Liebherr SCNsdh 5253332 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $62 | |
| Miele KFN 4375 DD edt/cs330 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $62 |
Fridges similar to the Fisher & Paykel RS6121WRUK1
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba RS600TST3A 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 328 L | 3.5 | 292 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba S600TST3A 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 328 L | 3.5 | 292 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| DE Dietrich DRC9375AN 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 341 L | 3.5 | 325 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GB-V300MBL 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 340 L | 3.5 | 327 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WBB3402SL 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 335 L | 4 | 290 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WBB3402*L 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 335 L | 4 | 290 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 345 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 RS6121WLUE1345 L238 kWh/yr | 5 | $76 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121W Eseries345 L238 kWh/yr | 5 | $76 |
Compare RS6121WRUK1 with another fridge
Fisher & Paykel RS6121WRUK1 specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 603 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 290 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.374
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 537 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.666
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3523
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3523
- GEMS registration id
- 167355
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 19 February 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- RS6121W 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.