c/kWh
Total capacity
433 L
321 L fridge + 112 L freezer
Energy rating
5.5
Star rating index 5.51
Annual electricity use
255 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$82 / year
$6.80 / month Β· $816 over 10 years

17% less electricity than the median of 66 comparable 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (307 kWh a year). It uses less than 79% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $17 a year less than the median, $166 over 10 years.

Uses 52% 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 Γ— 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 66 comparable 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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 HRF420BW running cost

Per month
$6.80
Per year
$82
5 years
$408
10 years
$816

255 kWh Γ— 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
fresh food compartment
321 L gross
freezer compartment
112 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 433 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hisense HRBM418E417 L153 kWh/yr8$49
Haier HRF420BEC433 L155 kWh/yr8$50
Hisense HRBM418D417 L187 kWh/yr7$60
Electrolux EBE4302WE425 L190 kWh/yr7$61
Electrolux EBE4302*E425 L190 kWh/yr7$61

Fridges similar to the Haier HRF420BW

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
LG GB-B400
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
436 L5.5261
LG GB-B400PS
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
436 L5.5261
Westinghouse WBE4302*E
2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
425 L5282
Westinghouse WBE4302BE
2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
425 L5282
TCL P445BFG
4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
416 L5273
TCL P445BFC
4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
416 L5273
Kogan KAT416BMFN*
4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
416 L5273

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

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Haier HRF420BHS431 L254 kWh/yr5.5$81

Compare HRF420BW with another fridge

Haier HRF420BW 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)
255 kWh
Star rating index
5.512
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
527 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.489
Country of manufacture
China

Other model numbers on registration ARF3074

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
ARF3074
GEMS registration id
153160
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
21 March 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
HRF420B 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.