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Fridge without a separate freezer · 2 doors
Fisher & Paykel RS7621SLHK1 Fridge
Fisher & Paykel RS7621SLHK1 is a 463 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3185).
- Total capacity
- 463 L
- 296 L fridge + 167 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.01
- Annual electricity use
- 203 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $65 / year
- $5.41 / month · $650 over 10 years
4% more electricity than the median of 15 comparable 400–499 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (195 kWh a year). It uses less than 40% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $3 a year more than the median, $26 over 10 years.
Uses 48% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (392 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 fridge without a separate 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 RS7621SLHK1 running cost
- Per month
- $5.41
- Per year
- $65
- 5 years
- $325
- 10 years
- $650
203 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
- 463 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 296 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 167 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 487 L
- fresh food compartment
- 296 L gross
- zero-star compartment
- 167 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 463 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF420W418 L125 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Haier HCF520W502 L135 kWh/yr | 6 | $43 | |
| Westinghouse WCE5000WA500 L136 kWh/yr | 6 | $44 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621SRHE1472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $49 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621S E series472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $49 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Liebherr EKB ERBh 5% smaller, similar external size, similar star rating | 441 L | 3.5 | 212 | 5% smaller, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF505V series same capacity, similar star rating | 461 L | 3.5 | 215 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF505VW same capacity, similar star rating | 461 L | 3.5 | 215 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WRB5004WC same capacity, similar star rating | 466 L | 4 | 195 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Electrolux ERE5047** same capacity, similar star rating | 466 L | 3.5 | 216 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Electrolux ERE5047WC same capacity, similar star rating | 466 L | 3.5 | 216 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WRB5004SC same capacity, similar star rating | 466 L | 4 | 195 | same capacity, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 463 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare RS7621SLHK1 with another fridge
Fisher & Paykel RS7621SLHK1 specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 756 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 203 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.012
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 392 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.417
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3185
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3185
- GEMS registration id
- 155991
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 August 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- RS7621S series
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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.