New Zealand · costs in NZD
Upright freezer · 1 door
V-zug FR6T-53006 Freezer
V-zug FR6T-53006 is a 348 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3417).
- Total capacity
- 348 L
- 348 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.65
- Annual electricity use
- 359 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $118 / year
- $9.87 / month · $1,185 over 10 years
37% more electricity than the median of 31 comparable 250–349 L upright freezer registrations (263 kWh a year). It uses less than 3% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $32 a year more than the median, $317 over 10 years.
Uses 38% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (583 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.
V-zug FR6T-53006 running cost
- Per month
- $9.87
- Per year
- $118
- 5 years
- $592
- 10 years
- $1,185
359 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
- 348 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 348 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 621 L
- freezer compartment
- 348 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 348 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH310NBSL311 L234 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $77 | |
| Chiq CSH311NWL3311 L234 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $77 | |
| LG MP-F324324 L256 kWh/yr | 4 | $84 | |
| LG GP-F324MBL324 L256 kWh/yr | 4 | $84 | |
| Samsung Electronics SFP347RB323 L263 kWh/yr | 4 | $87 |
Freezers similar to the V-zug FR6T-53006
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba S600FZ6A same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 348 L | 3.5 | 282 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Fhiaba *S600FZ*A same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 348 L | 3.5 | 282 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr EFNh & EGN 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 352 L | 3.5 | 292 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr EGN 9271 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 352 L | 3.5 | 292 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121FRJE1 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 358 L | 3.5 | 304 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121FLJE1 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 358 L | 3.5 | 304 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Gaggenau RF461306 1% smaller, same door count | 344 L | 4 | 272 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Imprasio IMUF366 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 366 L | 2.5 | 379 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 348 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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V-zug FR6T-53006 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 587 mm
- Height
- 2,050 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 359 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.653
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 583 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.578
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3417
- GEMS registration id
- 163686
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 August 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.