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Upright freezer · 1 door
Fhiaba KS8990FZ3A Freezer
Fhiaba KS8990FZ3A is a 570 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3138).
- Total capacity
- 570 L
- 570 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.34
- Annual electricity use
- 496 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $164 / year
- $13.64 / month · $1,637 over 10 years
26% more electricity than the median of 7 comparable 500 L and above upright freezer registrations (393 kWh a year). It uses less than 14% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $34 a year more than the median, $340 over 10 years.
Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (700 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 500 L and above 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.
Fhiaba KS8990FZ3A running cost
- Per month
- $13.64
- Per year
- $164
- 5 years
- $818
- 10 years
- $1,637
496 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
- 570 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 570 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 1,018 L
- freezer compartment
- 570 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 570 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba XS900FZ3A570 L391 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $129 | |
| Fhiaba XS900FZ6A570 L391 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $129 |
Freezers similar to the Fhiaba KS8990FZ3A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover HV-RUF510 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 510 L | 2 | 498 | 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 570 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba XS900FZ*IA570 L391 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $129 | |
| Fhiaba XS900FZ6A570 L391 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $129 |
Compare KS8990FZ3A with another freezer
Fhiaba KS8990FZ3A specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 496 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.336
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 700 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.487
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF3138
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3138
- GEMS registration id
- 154988
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 June 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- *S8990FZ*A
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.