c/kWh
Total capacity
421 L
271 L fridge + 150 L freezer
Energy rating
4
Star rating index 4.01
Annual electricity use
356 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$117 / year
$9.79 / month ยท $1,175 over 10 years

About the same electricity as the median of 43 comparable 400โ€“499 L french door fridge freezer registrations (356 kWh a year). It uses less than 49% of them.

Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (533 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?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 43 comparable 400โ€“499 L french door fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 400โ€“499 L french door fridge 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.

Eurotech ED-RFFD473SS.2 running cost

Per month
$9.79
Per year
$117
5 years
$587
10 years
$1,175

356 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
421 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
271 L
Frozen storage volume
150 L
GEMS adjusted volume
539 L
fresh food compartment
271 L gross
freezer compartment
150 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 421 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Kogan KAT412BMFWF412 L249 kWh/yr5.5$82
TCL TRF440BHB412 L249 kWh/yr5.5$82
TCL C440BFC412 L249 kWh/yr5.5$82
Kogan KAT412BMFWA412 L249 kWh/yr5.5$82
Eurotech 352387382 L261 kWh/yr5$86

Fridges similar to the Eurotech ED-RFFD473SS.2

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
TCL P421CDB
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
421 L4356
Omega OFDF473X
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
421 L4356
TCL P421CD*
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
421 L4356
Kogan KAHFREN420B
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
419 L4357
Kogan KAHFREN420E
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
419 L4357
Mitsubishi Electric MR-HS421EX-MB-A
same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
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Mitsubishi Electric MR-HS421EX-SS-A
same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
421 L4345
Panasonic NR-XZ520C
6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
445 L4.5320

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 421 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Eurotech ED-RFFD473SS.2 specifications

Type
French door fridge freezer
Configuration
Upright
Doors
4
Defrost
Variable defrost controller
Ice maker
โ€“
Width
790 mm
Height
1,800 mm
Depth
700 mm
Annual energy (label)
356 kWh
Star rating index
4.012
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
533 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.661
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ZRF0798
GEMS registration id
148655
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
n/a (NZ registration)
Registered for sale in
New Zealand
Family
โ€“
Designation
Refrigerator/freezer
Product class
Class 6
GEMS group
Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted freezer
Regulatory standard
EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
Test standard
AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
Consumer type rule
GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with three or more doors

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.