Australia · costs in AUD
French door fridge freezer · 4 doors
Whirlpool WQ70905TBX Fridge
Whirlpool WQ70905TBX is a 593 L french door fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3836).
- Total capacity
- 593 L
- 356 L fridge + 237 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.52
- Annual electricity use
- 600 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $192 / year
- $16.00 / month · $1,920 over 10 years
48% more electricity than the median of 72 comparable 500–599 L french door fridge freezer registrations (406 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $62 a year more than the median, $621 over 10 years.
Uses 10% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (665 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 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.
Whirlpool WQ70905TBX running cost
- Per month
- $16.00
- Per year
- $192
- 5 years
- $960
- 10 years
- $1,920
600 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
- 593 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 356 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 237 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 771 L
- fresh food compartment
- 356 L gross
- zero-star compartment
- 13 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 112 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 112 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 593 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIF4DF526PRO526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Omega OIFDF534534 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Ilve R96BICDAU526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF600ADX1612 L336 kWh/yr | 5 | $108 | |
| Liebherr Msdh 9012577 L339 kWh/yr | 5 | $108 |
Fridges similar to the Whirlpool WQ70905TBX
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCD610TB 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 609 L | 3 | 542 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCD610TS 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 609 L | 3 | 542 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SRFX9500N same capacity, same door count | 596 L | 3.5 | 465 | same capacity, same door count |
| Beko BFR569DDX 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 569 L | 3 | 520 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SRFX9450N 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 619 L | 3 | 561 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Bosch KFN96AXEAA 2% larger, same door count | 605 L | 4.5 | 395 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Bosch KFN96VPEAA 2% larger, same door count | 605 L | 4.5 | 395 | 2% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 593 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Whirlpool models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlpool WQ70900SXX594 L438 kWh/yr | 4 | $140 |
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Whirlpool WQ70905TBX specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- Yes
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 600 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.517
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 665 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.778
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3836
- GEMS registration id
- 177273
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- 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 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: whirlpool.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.