Australia · costs in AUD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Haier HRF420BEC Fridge
Haier HRF420BEC is a 433 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3222).
- Total capacity
- 433 L
- 321 L fridge + 112 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 8
- Star rating index 8.02
- Annual electricity use
- 155 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $50 / year
- $4.13 / month · $496 over 10 years
49% less electricity than the median of 66 comparable 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (307 kWh a year). It uses less than 97% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $49 a year less than the median, $486 over 10 years.
Uses 71% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (527 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 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.
Haier HRF420BEC running cost
- Per month
- $4.13
- Per year
- $50
- 5 years
- $248
- 10 years
- $496
155 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
- 433 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 321 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 112 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 521 L
- freezer compartment
- 112 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 321 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.
Fridges similar to the Haier HRF420BEC
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG GB-B400BS same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 436 L | 5.5 | 261 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| LG GB-B400MB same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 436 L | 5.5 | 261 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRBM418E 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 417 L | 8 | 153 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EBE4302BE 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 425 L | 7 | 190 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Westinghouse WBE4302BE 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 425 L | 5 | 282 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Westinghouse WBE4302WE 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 425 L | 5 | 282 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Electrolux EBE4302*E 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 425 L | 7 | 190 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 433 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Haier models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF420BS433 L255 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $82 |
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Haier HRF420BEC specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 700 mm
- Height
- 1,725 mm
- Depth
- 675 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 155 kWh
- Star rating index
- 8.021
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 527 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.298
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3222
- GEMS registration id
- 157811
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 November 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.