New Zealand · costs in NZD
Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) · 2 doors
Dometic RCD10.5XES Fridge
Dometic RCD10.5XES is a 200 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3172).
- Total capacity
- 200 L
- 159 L fridge + 41 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.76
- Annual electricity use
- 270 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $89 / year
- $7.43 / month · $891 over 10 years
8% more electricity than the median of 9 comparable 200–299 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (250 kWh a year). It uses less than 22% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year more than the median, $66 over 10 years.
Uses 25% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (359 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 200–299 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost 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.
Dometic RCD10.5XES running cost
- Per month
- $7.43
- Per year
- $89
- 5 years
- $446
- 10 years
- $891
270 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
- 200 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 159 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 41 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 232 L
- fresh food compartment
- 159 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 41 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 fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 200 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vogue 352205213 L215 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $71 | |
| Iceland 352215211 L241 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $80 |
Fridges similar to the Dometic RCD10.5XES
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konka KRF-202SS same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 201 L | 2.5 | 266 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Konka KRF-202-Abcd same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 201 L | 2.5 | 266 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Heller FDHD22 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 206 L | 2.5 | 284 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Heller FDHD22 series 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 206 L | 2.5 | 284 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Iceland 352215 6% larger, same door count | 211 L | 3.5 | 241 | 6% larger, same door count |
| Vogue 352205 7% larger, same door count | 213 L | 4.5 | 215 | 7% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 200 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Dometic models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic RUC8508X216 L293 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $97 | |
| Dometic RUC6408X180 L269 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $89 |
Compare RCD10.5XES with another fridge
Dometic RCD10.5XES specifications
- Type
- Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 550 mm
- Height
- 1,260 mm
- Depth
- 561 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 270 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.761
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 359 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.163
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3172
- GEMS registration id
- 155891
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 August 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 4
- GEMS group
- Group 4: refrigerator-freezer, cyclic-defrost fresh food compartment, manual-defrost freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 4 (fridge freezer with a manual-defrost freezer)
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.