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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Hisense HRCF439 Fridge
Hisense HRCF439 is a 440 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3564).
- Total capacity
- 440 L
- 440 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.47
- Annual electricity use
- 174 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $56 / year
- $4.64 / month · $557 over 10 years
11% less electricity than the median of 15 comparable 400–499 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (195 kWh a year). It uses less than 73% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $67 over 10 years.
Uses 38% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (280 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.
Hisense HRCF439 running cost
- Per month
- $4.64
- Per year
- $56
- 5 years
- $278
- 10 years
- $557
174 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
- 440 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 440 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 440 L
- fresh food compartment
- 440 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 440 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SRsdh 5220399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Miele KS 4783 ED bst399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Miele KS 4783 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Haier HCF420W418 L125 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Gaggenau RVC467190390 L135 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $43 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRCF439
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr ERBh 9770 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 441 L | 3.5 | 212 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Liebherr EKB ERBh same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 441 L | 3.5 | 212 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF505VS 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 461 L | 3.5 | 215 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF505V series 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 461 L | 3.5 | 215 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WRB5004SC 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 466 L | 4 | 195 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Electrolux ERE5047SC 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 466 L | 3.5 | 216 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Electrolux ERE5047WC 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 466 L | 3.5 | 216 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WRB5004** 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 466 L | 4 | 195 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 440 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Hisense HRCF439 specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,429 mm
- Height
- 858 mm
- Depth
- 746 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 174 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.466
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 280 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.395
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3564
- GEMS registration id
- 168876
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 April 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.