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Upright freezer · 1 door
Fhiaba S5990FZ3IA Freezer
Fhiaba S5990FZ3IA is a 359 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3688).
- Total capacity
- 359 L
- 359 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 1.21
- Annual electricity use
- 486 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $160 / year
- $13.37 / month · $1,604 over 10 years
43% more electricity than the median of 23 comparable 350–499 L upright freezer registrations (339 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $49 a year more than the median, $485 over 10 years.
Uses 18% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (591 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.
Fhiaba S5990FZ3IA running cost
- Per month
- $13.37
- Per year
- $160
- 5 years
- $802
- 10 years
- $1,604
486 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
- 359 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 359 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 641 L
- freezer compartment
- 359 L gross, 359 L net
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 359 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG GP-F324PL324 L256 kWh/yr | 4 | $84 | |
| LG GP-F324MBL324 L256 kWh/yr | 4 | $84 | |
| Samsung Electronics SFP*50R*323 L263 kWh/yr | 4 | $87 | |
| Samsung Electronics SFP450RS323 L263 kWh/yr | 4 | $87 | |
| Gaggenau RF461306344 L272 kWh/yr | 4 | $90 |
Freezers similar to the Fhiaba S5990FZ3IA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121FLJE1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 358 L | 3.5 | 304 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121F E series same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 358 L | 3.5 | 304 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr EGN 9271 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 352 L | 3.5 | 292 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr EFNh & EGN 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 352 L | 3.5 | 292 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| V-zug FR6T-53006 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 348 L | 2.5 | 359 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Imprasio IMUF366SS 1% larger, same door count | 364 L | 3.5 | 310 | 1% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 359 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba S5990FZ*A Series359 L486 kWh/yr | 1 | $160 | |
| Fhiaba S5990FZ3A359 L486 kWh/yr | 1 | $160 |
Compare S5990FZ3IA with another freezer
Fhiaba S5990FZ3IA specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 580 mm
- Height
- 2,050 mm
- Depth
- 600 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 486 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.207
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 591 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.758
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF3688
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3688
- GEMS registration id
- 172737
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 November 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- S5990FZ*IA Series
- 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.