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Upright freezer · 1 door
Fhiaba XS4490FZ3IA Freezer
Fhiaba XS4490FZ3IA is a 223 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3149).
- Total capacity
- 223 L
- 223 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.63
- Annual electricity use
- 290 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $96 / year
- $7.98 / month · $957 over 10 years
23% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 10% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $18 a year more than the median, $178 over 10 years.
Uses 36% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (455 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 XS4490FZ3IA running cost
- Per month
- $7.98
- Per year
- $96
- 5 years
- $479
- 10 years
- $957
290 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
- 223 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 223 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 398 L
- freezer compartment
- 223 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 223 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT4100200 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Miele FNS 7740 F213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5128213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5188213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Miele FNS 7794 E213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 |
Freezers similar to the Fhiaba XS4490FZ3IA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS4621F series 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 220 L | 2 | 314 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS4621FRJK1 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 220 L | 2 | 314 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele FNS 37402 i 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 217 L | 2.5 | 281 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Bosch GSN33VI3A same capacity, same door count | 225 L | 3.5 | 245 | same capacity, same door count |
| Haier HVF260WH3-LH 1% larger, same door count | 226 L | 3.5 | 245 | 1% larger, same door count |
| Haier HVF260 series 1% larger, same door count | 226 L | 3.5 | 245 | 1% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 223 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba KS450FZ6IA223 L238 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $79 | |
| Fhiaba S450FZ3IA223 L238 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $79 |
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Fhiaba XS4490FZ3IA specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 290 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.631
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 455 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.728
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF3149
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3149
- GEMS registration id
- 154920
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 June 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- *S4490FZ*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.