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Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Liebherr ECBN 8872 Fridge
Liebherr ECBN 8872 is a 522 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3363).
- Total capacity
- 522 L
- 363 L fridge + 160 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.84
- Annual electricity use
- 338 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $108 / year
- $9.01 / month · $1,082 over 10 years
14% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (395 kWh a year). It uses less than 63% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $18 a year less than the median, $182 over 10 years.
Uses 45% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (612 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 500–599 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.
Liebherr ECBN 8872 running cost
- Per month
- $9.01
- Per year
- $108
- 5 years
- $541
- 10 years
- $1,082
338 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
- 522 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 363 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 160 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 653 L
- fresh food compartment
- 292 L gross
- chill compartment
- 71 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 160 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 522 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1515 L159 kWh/yr | 8 | $51 | |
| Haier HRF510BEC517 L169 kWh/yr | 8 | $54 | |
| Hisense HRBM503E503 L174 kWh/yr | 8 | $56 | |
| Electrolux EBE5002WE496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $81 | |
| Electrolux EBE5002SD-R496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $81 |
Fridges similar to the Liebherr ECBN 8872
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-zug CCO6T-51133 7% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 556 L | 4.5 | 341 | 7% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Panasonic NR-BW530H 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 5 | 320 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRBM503S 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 503 L | 4.5 | 349 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF510BEC 1% smaller, same door count | 517 L | 8 | 169 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Haier HRF510BS 1% smaller, same door count | 517 L | 5.5 | 285 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1 1% smaller, same door count | 515 L | 8 | 159 | 1% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 522 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Liebherr models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr ECBNh 9972511 L353 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $113 | |
| Liebherr ECBN 6156522 L566 kWh/yr | 2 | $181 |
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Liebherr ECBN 8872 specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 910 mm
- Height
- 2,027 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 338 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.839
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 612 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.518
- Country of manufacture
- Austria, Germany
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3363
- GEMS registration id
- 161995
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 June 2029
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: liebherr.com. How the derived figures are calculated.