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Upright freezer · 2 doors
Fhiaba UC2D75POA Freezer
Fhiaba UC2D75POA is a 141 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3874).
- Total capacity
- 141 L
- 141 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.35
- Annual electricity use
- 250 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $83 / year
- $6.88 / month · $825 over 10 years
51% more electricity than the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (166 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $28 a year more than the median, $277 over 10 years.
Uses 37% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (397 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 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 UC2D75POA running cost
- Per month
- $6.88
- Per year
- $83
- 5 years
- $413
- 10 years
- $825
250 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
- 141 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 141 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 252 L
- freezer compartment
- 141 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 141 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMOA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $66 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMIA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $66 | |
| Chiq CSH145NW145 L220 kWh/yr | 3 | $73 | |
| Westinghouse WFM1700WE155 L228 kWh/yr | 3 | $75 | |
| Trade Tested 987701150 L240 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $79 |
Freezers similar to the Fhiaba UC2D75POA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH145NW 3% larger, same door count | 145 L | 3 | 220 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Pulmuone KS148DG1LX 4% larger, similar star rating | 146 L | 2.5 | 240 | 4% larger, similar star rating |
| Trade Tested 987701 6% larger, similar star rating | 150 L | 2.5 | 240 | 6% larger, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFM1700WE 10% larger | 155 L | 3 | 228 | 10% larger |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 141 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMOA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $66 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMIA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $66 |
Compare UC2D75POA with another freezer
Fhiaba UC2D75POA specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 748 mm
- Height
- 865 mm
- Depth
- 572 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 250 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.346
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 397 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.993
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF3874
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3874
- GEMS registration id
- 177804
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- UC2D75P**
- 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.