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Upright freezer ยท 2 doors
Fhiaba UC2D60PA Freezer
Fhiaba UC2D60PA is a 107 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3873).
- Total capacity
- 107 L
- 107 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.20
- Annual electricity use
- 230 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $76 / year
- $6.33 / month ยท $759 over 10 years
39% more electricity than the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (166 kWh a year). It uses less than 6% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $21 a year more than the median, $211 over 10 years.
Uses 38% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (373 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh ร 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered Under 150 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 UC2D60PA running cost
- Per month
- $6.33
- Per year
- $76
- 5 years
- $380
- 10 years
- $759
230 kWh ร 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
- 107 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- โ
- Frozen storage volume
- 107 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 191 L
- freezer compartment
- 107 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 107 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SUIG 151495 L139 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $46 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D60GMOA107 L184 kWh/yr | 3 | $61 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D60GMA107 L184 kWh/yr | 3 | $61 |
Freezers similar to the Fhiaba UC2D60PA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RB90S64MKIW1 3% smaller, similar star rating | 104 L | 2 | 230 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
| Liebherr SUIG 1514 11% smaller | 95 L | 4.5 | 139 | 11% smaller |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 107 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba UC2D60GMOA107 L184 kWh/yr | 3 | $61 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D60GMA107 L184 kWh/yr | 3 | $61 |
Compare UC2D60PA with another freezer
Fhiaba UC2D60PA specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- 598 mm
- Height
- 865 mm
- Depth
- 572 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 230 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.197
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 373 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.204
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Related Fhiaba model numbers starting with UC2D60
3 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC2D60GM** | ARF3946 | 3 | 184 | 3 June 2031 |
| UC2D60GMA | ARF3946 | 3 | 184 | 3 June 2031 |
| UC2D60GMOA | ARF3946 | 3 | 184 | 3 June 2031 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3873
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3873
- GEMS registration id
- 177803
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- UC2D60***
- 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.