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Upright freezer · 1 door
LG *P-F324 Freezer
LG *P-F324 is a 324 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3971).
- Total capacity
- 324 L
- 324 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.17
- Annual electricity use
- 256 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $84 / year
- $7.04 / month · $845 over 10 years
3% less electricity than the median of 31 comparable 250–349 L upright freezer registrations (263 kWh a year). It uses less than 55% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year less than the median, $23 over 10 years.
Uses 51% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (526 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 250–349 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.
LG *P-F324 running cost
- Per month
- $7.04
- Per year
- $84
- 5 years
- $422
- 10 years
- $845
256 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
- 324 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 324 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 579 L
- freezer compartment
- 324 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 324 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH3*****311 L234 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $77 | |
| Chiq CSH310NBSL311 L234 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $77 |
Freezers similar to the LG *P-F324
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics SFP450RS same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 323 L | 4 | 263 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SFP347RB same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 323 L | 4 | 263 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSH311NWL3 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 311 L | 4.5 | 234 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSH310NBSL5 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 311 L | 4.5 | 234 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Gaggenau RF461306 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 344 L | 4 | 272 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121FLJK1 4% larger, same door count | 336 L | 2 | 398 | 4% larger, same door count |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121FRJK1 4% larger, same door count | 336 L | 2 | 398 | 4% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 324 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other LG models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG GP-F324MBL324 L256 kWh/yr | 4 | $84 |
Compare *P-F324 with another freezer
LG *P-F324 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 595 mm
- Height
- 1,860 mm
- Depth
- 707 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 256 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.175
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 526 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.442
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3971
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3971
- GEMS registration id
- 177392
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- *P-F324
- 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.