Australia · costs in AUD
Top-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
LG GT-8 Fridge
LG GT-8 is a 496 L top-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3380).
- Total capacity
- 496 L
- 369 L fridge + 127 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.02
- Annual electricity use
- 372 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $119 / year
- $9.92 / month · $1,190 over 10 years
13% more electricity than the median of 39 comparable 400–499 L top-mount fridge freezer registrations (329 kWh a year). It uses less than 21% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $14 a year more than the median, $138 over 10 years.
Uses 16% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (444 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 top-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.
LG GT-8 running cost
- Per month
- $9.92
- Per year
- $119
- 5 years
- $595
- 10 years
- $1,190
372 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
- 496 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 369 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 127 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 596 L
- freezer compartment
- 127 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 369 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 top-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 496 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF450TS443 L309 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $99 | |
| Haier HRF450T series443 L309 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $99 | |
| Chiq CTM513NBS5E515 L312 kWh/yr | 5 | $100 | |
| Chiq CTM51*N**5E515 L312 kWh/yr | 5 | $100 | |
| Samsung Electronics SRT5300S465 L319 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $102 |
Fridges similar to the LG GT-8
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore KKTM785X498-SSL-AU same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 498 L | 3.5 | 409 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRTF497SW same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 496 L | 4.5 | 335 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WTB5404SC 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 503 L | 4 | 353 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WTB5400WC 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 503 L | 4 | 353 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kelvinator KTM5402** 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 503 L | 3.5 | 400 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kelvinator KTM5402WC 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 503 L | 3.5 | 400 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-505ER-ST-A 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 4.5 | 345 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-505ER-SB-A 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 4.5 | 345 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 496 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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LG GT-8 specifications
- Type
- Top-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 700 mm
- Height
- 1,650 mm
- Depth
- 858 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 372 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.022
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 444 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.624
- Country of manufacture
- Indonesia
Other model numbers on registration ARF3380
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3380
- GEMS registration id
- 163106
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- GT-8
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- 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
- GEMS group 5T (frost-free fridge freezer, top-mounted freezer)
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.