Name: Fhiaba RS450FZ3IA
Brand: Fhiaba
SKU: ARF3953

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 223 L; 223 L freezer
Energy rating: 3.5; Star rating index 3.63
Annual electricity use: 238 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $79 / year; $6.55 / month · $785 over 10 years

1% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 44% of them.

Uses 48% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (455 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?

median 236207293

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 150–249 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.

Fhiaba RS450FZ3IA running cost

Per month: $6.55
Per year: $79
5 years: $393
10 years: $785

238 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: 223 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: –
Frozen storage volume: 223 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 398 L
freezer compartment: 223 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 223 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Artusi AINT4100200 L193 kWh/yr	200 L	– / 200	4	193	$64	96% of similar
Miele FNS 7740 F213 L207 kWh/yr	213 L	– / 213	4	207	$68	87% of similar
Liebherr SIFNh 5128213 L207 kWh/yr	213 L	– / 213	4	207	$68	87% of similar
Miele FNS 7794 E213 L207 kWh/yr	213 L	– / 213	4	207	$68	87% of similar
Liebherr SIFNh 5188213 L207 kWh/yr	213 L	– / 213	4	207	$68	87% of similar

Freezers similar to the Fhiaba RS450FZ3IA

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Fisher & Paykel RS4621F series 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size	220 L	2	314	$104	1% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Fisher & Paykel RS4621FRJK1 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size	220 L	2	314	$104	1% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Bosch GSN33VI3A same capacity, same door count, similar star rating	225 L	3.5	245	$81	same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
Haier HVF260 series 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating	226 L	3.5	245	$81	1% larger, same door count, similar star rating
Haier HVF260WH3-LH 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating	226 L	3.5	245	$81	1% larger, same door count, similar star rating
Liebherr SIFNh 5188 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	213 L	4	207	$68	5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 223 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Fhiaba models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Fhiaba S450FZA223 L238 kWh/yr	223 L	– / 223	3.5	238	$79	44% of similar
Fhiaba S450FZ6A223 L238 kWh/yr	223 L	– / 223	3.5	238	$79	44% of similar

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Fhiaba RS450FZ3IA specifications

Type: Upright freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: No
Width: 449 mm
Height: 2,120 mm
Depth: 635 mm
Annual energy (label): 238 kWh
Star rating index: 3.627
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 455 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.598
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF3953

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF3953
GEMS registration id: 179952
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 3 June 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: *S450FZ*IA
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.