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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Liebherr EKB ERBh Fridge
Liebherr EKB ERBh is a 441 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3484).
- Total capacity
- 441 L
- 441 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.59
- Annual electricity use
- 212 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $68 / year
- $5.65 / month · $678 over 10 years
9% more electricity than the median of 15 comparable 400–499 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (195 kWh a year). It uses less than 33% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $5 a year more than the median, $54 over 10 years.
Uses 45% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (383 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.
Liebherr EKB ERBh running cost
- Per month
- $5.65
- Per year
- $68
- 5 years
- $339
- 10 years
- $678
212 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
- 441 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 441 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 454 L
- fresh food compartment
- 251 L gross
- chill compartment
- 190 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 441 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miele KS 4783 ED bst399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Liebherr SRsdh 5220399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Haier HCF420W418 L125 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Gaggenau RVC467190390 L135 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $43 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCF439 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 440 L | 4 | 174 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
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| Electrolux ERE5047SC 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 466 L | 3.5 | 216 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
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Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 441 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Liebherr EKB ERBh specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 754 mm
- Height
- 2,126 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 212 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.592
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 383 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.467
- Country of manufacture
- Austria
Related Liebherr model numbers starting with EKBERBH
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKB ERBh | ARF3471 | 3 | 261 | 28 October 2029 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3484
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3484
- GEMS registration id
- 165009
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 November 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- EKB ERBh
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: liebherr.com. How the derived figures are calculated.