Name: Fhiaba RS600FZ3IA
Brand: Fhiaba
SKU: ARF3955

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 348 L; 348 L freezer
Energy rating: 3.5; Star rating index 3.87
Annual electricity use: 282 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $93 / year; $7.76 / month · $931 over 10 years

7% more electricity than the median of 31 comparable 250–349 L upright freezer registrations (263 kWh a year). It uses less than 26% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $6 a year more than the median, $63 over 10 years.

Uses 48% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (543 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 263178328

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 31 comparable 250–349 L upright freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 250–349 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 RS600FZ3IA running cost

Per month: $7.76
Per year: $93
5 years: $465
10 years: $931

282 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: 348 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: –
Frozen storage volume: 348 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 621 L
freezer compartment: 348 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 348 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Chiq CSH310NBSL5311 L234 kWh/yr	311 L	– / 311	4.5	234	$77	68% of similar
Chiq CSH31N*L5311 L234 kWh/yr	311 L	– / 311	4.5	234	$77	68% of similar
LG GP-F324MBL324 L256 kWh/yr	324 L	– / 324	4	256	$84	55% of similar
LG MP-F324324 L256 kWh/yr	324 L	– / 324	4	256	$84	55% of similar
Samsung Electronics SFP50R323 L263 kWh/yr	323 L	– / 323	4	263	$87	45% of similar

Freezers similar to the Fhiaba RS600FZ3IA

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Liebherr EFNh & EGN 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	352 L	3.5	292	$96	1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Liebherr EGN 9271 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	352 L	3.5	292	$96	1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Fisher & Paykel RS6121FLJE1 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	358 L	3.5	304	$100	3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Fisher & Paykel RS6121FRJE1 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	358 L	3.5	304	$100	3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
V-zug FR6T-53006 same capacity, same door count, similar external size	348 L	2.5	359	$118	same capacity, same door count, similar external size
Gaggenau RF461306 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	344 L	4	272	$90	1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 348 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 S600FZA348 L282 kWh/yr	348 L	– / 348	3.5	282	$93	26% of similar
Fhiaba RS600FZ3A348 L282 kWh/yr	348 L	– / 348	3.5	282	$93	26% of similar

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Fhiaba RS600FZ3IA specifications

Type: Upright freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: No
Width: 599 mm
Height: 2,120 mm
Depth: 635 mm
Annual energy (label): 282 kWh
Star rating index: 3.869
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 543 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.454
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF3955

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

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF3955
GEMS registration id: 179956
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 3 June 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: *S600FZ*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.