New Zealand · costs in NZD
Upright freezer · 2 doors
Fhiaba UC2D90POA Freezer
Fhiaba UC2D90POA is a 175 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3875).
- Total capacity
- 175 L
- 175 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.51
- Annual electricity use
- 266 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $88 / year
- $7.32 / month · $878 over 10 years
13% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 17% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $10 a year more than the median, $99 over 10 years.
Uses 37% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (421 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 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 UC2D90POA running cost
- Per month
- $7.32
- Per year
- $88
- 5 years
- $439
- 10 years
- $878
266 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
- 175 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 175 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 312 L
- freezer compartment
- 175 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 175 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH166NW5166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Chiq CSH164NBS5166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Haier HVF170VW169 L194 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Midea MDRU229FGF01AP162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $69 | |
| TECO TVF162WMPCM162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $69 |
Freezers similar to the Fhiaba UC2D90POA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konka KF-170 3% smaller, similar star rating | 169 L | 2.5 | 245 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU168A 4% smaller, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | 4% smaller, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHUFZ168W 4% smaller, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | 4% smaller, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU168B 4% smaller, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | 4% smaller, similar star rating |
| Stirling STR-H183W1 4% smaller, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | 4% smaller, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF175VW 4% smaller, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 216 | 4% smaller, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 175 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba UC2D90GMA175 L216 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $71 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D90GMIA175 L216 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $71 |
Compare UC2D90POA with another freezer
Fhiaba UC2D90POA specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 898 mm
- Height
- 865 mm
- Depth
- 572 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 266 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.507
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 421 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.851
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF3875
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3875
- GEMS registration id
- 177817
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- UC2D90P**
- 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.