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Upright freezer · 1 door
Fisher & Paykel RS4621FLJK1 Freezer
Fisher & Paykel RS4621FLJK1 is a 220 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3183).
- Total capacity
- 220 L
- 220 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.20
- Annual electricity use
- 314 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $104 / year
- $8.64 / month · $1,036 over 10 years
33% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 1% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $26 a year more than the median, $257 over 10 years.
Uses 36% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (492 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.
Fisher & Paykel RS4621FLJK1 running cost
- Per month
- $8.64
- Per year
- $104
- 5 years
- $518
- 10 years
- $1,036
314 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
- 220 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 220 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 393 L
- freezer compartment
- 220 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 220 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 5188213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5128213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Miele FNS 7794 E213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 |
Freezers similar to the Fisher & Paykel RS4621FLJK1
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba XS450FZ3A 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 223 L | 3.5 | 238 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Fhiaba XS450FZ6IA 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 223 L | 3.5 | 238 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Miele FNS 37402 i 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 217 L | 2.5 | 281 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Bosch GSN33VI3A 2% larger, same door count | 225 L | 3.5 | 245 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Schmick MSF230 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 208 L | 2 | 317 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Throne MSF230 THRONE 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 208 L | 2 | 317 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF260WH3 3% larger, same door count | 226 L | 3.5 | 245 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Haier HVF260WH3-LH 3% larger, same door count | 226 L | 3.5 | 245 | 3% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 220 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare RS4621FLJK1 with another freezer
Fisher & Paykel RS4621FLJK1 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)
- 314 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.198
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 492 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.799
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3183
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3183
- GEMS registration id
- 155937
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 August 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- RS4621F 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.