Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 4 doors
Hisense HRCD483E Fridge
Hisense HRCD483E is a 483 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3272).
- Total capacity
- 483 L
- 304 L fridge + 179 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Star rating index 5.51
- Annual electricity use
- 282 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $90 / year
- $7.52 / month · $902 over 10 years
17% less electricity than the median of 8 comparable 400–499 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (340 kWh a year). It uses less than 75% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $18 a year less than the median, $184 over 10 years.
Uses 37% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (446 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) 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.
Hisense HRCD483E running cost
- Per month
- $7.52
- Per year
- $90
- 5 years
- $451
- 10 years
- $902
282 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
- 483 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 304 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 179 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 604 L
- two-star compartment
- 92 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 304 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 87 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 483 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDET3050WR/L435 L200 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBDET3050WR/R435 L200 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRCD483E
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF530YC 4% smaller, same door count | 463 L | 4 | 350 | 4% smaller, same door count |
| Haier HRF530Y Series 4% smaller, same door count | 463 L | 4 | 350 | 4% smaller, same door count |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050FI/R 9% smaller | 439 L | 4 | 284 | 9% smaller |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050FI Series 9% smaller | 439 L | 4 | 284 | 9% smaller |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 483 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Hisense models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCD483TSW483 L344 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $110 | |
| Hisense HRCD483TS483 L344 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $110 |
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Hisense HRCD483E specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 794 mm
- Height
- 1,785 mm
- Depth
- 698 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 282 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.511
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 446 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.467
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3272
- GEMS registration id
- 158341
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 4 February 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 5
- GEMS group
- Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-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
- Designated a cooled appliance by the registrant
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.