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Upright freezer · 1 door
Electrolux EFE4227BC Freezer
Electrolux EFE4227BC is a 388 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3828).
- Total capacity
- 388 L
- 388 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.57
- Annual electricity use
- 386 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $127 / year
- $10.62 / month · $1,274 over 10 years
14% more electricity than the median of 23 comparable 350–499 L upright freezer registrations (339 kWh a year). It uses less than 22% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $16 a year more than the median, $155 over 10 years.
Uses 32% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (571 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 350–499 L upright freezer sold in New Zealand, 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.
Electrolux EFE4227BC running cost
- Per month
- $10.62
- Per year
- $127
- 5 years
- $637
- 10 years
- $1,274
386 kWh × 33c/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
- 388 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 388 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 693 L
- freezer compartment
- 388 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 upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 388 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beko BVHF404W404 L268 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $88 | |
| Gaggenau RF461306344 L272 kWh/yr | 4 | $90 | |
| Fhiaba S600FZ3A348 L282 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $93 | |
| Fhiaba S600FZ6A348 L282 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $93 | |
| Gaggenau RVF467590404 L290 kWh/yr | 4 | $96 |
Freezers similar to the Electrolux EFE4227BC
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WFB4204SC same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 388 L | 3.5 | 309 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Westinghouse WFB4204** same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 388 L | 3.5 | 309 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRVF384S 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 384 L | 3 | 352 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF430VS same capacity, same door count | 386 L | 3.5 | 319 | same capacity, same door count |
| Haier HVF430V series same capacity, same door count | 386 L | 3.5 | 319 | same capacity, same door count |
| Vogue 355380 2% smaller, same door count | 380 L | 3.5 | 316 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Coldstream CSF360 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 366 L | 2.5 | 379 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Imprasio IMUF366 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 366 L | 2.5 | 379 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 388 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Electrolux EFE4227BC specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 1,725 mm
- Height
- 699 mm
- Depth
- 773 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 386 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.569
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 571 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.557
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3828
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3828
- GEMS registration id
- 177118
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- EFE4227**
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, 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 freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: electrolux.co.th. How the derived figures are calculated.