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French door fridge freezer · 4 doors
TCL P421CDW Fridge
TCL P421CDW is a 421 L french door fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3072).
- Total capacity
- 421 L
- 271 L fridge + 150 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.01
- Annual electricity use
- 356 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $114 / year
- $9.49 / month · $1,139 over 10 years
2% less electricity than the median of 38 comparable 400–499 L french door fridge freezer registrations (363 kWh a year). It uses less than 55% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $2 a year less than the median, $22 over 10 years.
Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (533 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 french door 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.
TCL P421CDW running cost
- Per month
- $9.49
- Per year
- $114
- 5 years
- $570
- 10 years
- $1,139
356 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
- 421 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 271 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 150 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 539 L
- fresh food compartment
- 271 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 150 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 421 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL C440BFG412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 | |
| Kogan KAT412BMFWD412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 | |
| Kogan KAT412BMFWB412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 | |
| TCL C440BFN412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 | |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-LX442EX SERIES442 L329 kWh/yr | 4 | $105 |
Fridges similar to the TCL P421CDW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAHFREN420D same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 419 L | 4 | 357 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFREN420B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 419 L | 4 | 357 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-HS421EX-MB-A same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 421 L | 4 | 345 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mitsubishi Electric MR-HS421EX-SDS-A same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 421 L | 4 | 345 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Linarie LSCD436MIR 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 445 L | 3.5 | 399 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS80A1 1% smaller, similar external size | 417 L | 3 | 411 | 1% smaller, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RS80AU1 1% smaller, similar external size | 417 L | 3 | 411 | 1% smaller, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 421 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other TCL models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCL C440BFB412 L249 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $80 |
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TCL P421CDW specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 790 mm
- Height
- 1,800 mm
- Depth
- 700 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 356 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.012
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 533 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.661
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3072
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3072
- GEMS registration id
- 152985
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 March 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- P421CD*
- 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 three or more 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: homa.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.