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Fisher & Paykel RS4621FLJE1 Freezer
Fisher & Paykel RS4621FLJE1 is a 234 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3475).
- Total capacity
- 234 L
- 234 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.74
- Annual electricity use
- 238 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $79 / year
- $6.55 / month ยท $785 over 10 years
1% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150โ249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 44% of them.
Uses 53% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (502 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 150โ249 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.
Fisher & Paykel RS4621FLJE1 running cost
- Per month
- $6.55
- Per year
- $79
- 5 years
- $393
- 10 years
- $785
238 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
- 234 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- โ
- Frozen storage volume
- 234 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 418 L
- freezer compartment
- 234 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 234 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SIFNh 5188213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Miele FNS 7794 E213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Miele FNS 7740 F213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| V-zug FR4T-53009213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5128213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr EGN EFNh 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 245 L | 4 | 231 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Liebherr EGN 9171 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 245 L | 4 | 231 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba *S450FZ*IA 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 223 L | 3.5 | 238 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba S450FZ3A 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 223 L | 3.5 | 238 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFB2804WB 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 240 L | 3 | 279 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFB2804AB 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 240 L | 3 | 279 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Gaggenau RF411306 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 240 L | 4 | 228 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRVF240 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 240 L | 3 | 279 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 234 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare RS4621FLJE1 with another freezer
Fisher & Paykel RS4621FLJE1 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 451 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 238 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.741
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 502 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.570
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3475
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3475
- GEMS registration id
- 165222
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 31 October 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- RS4621F E 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.