Name: Fhiaba KS600FR6A
Brand: Fhiaba
SKU: ARF3956

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 368 L; 368 L fridge
Energy rating: 2.5; Star rating index 2.51
Annual electricity use: 235 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $78 / year; $6.46 / month · $776 over 10 years

53% more electricity than the median of 52 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (154 kWh a year). It uses less than 4% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $27 a year more than the median, $269 over 10 years.

Uses 26% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (319 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?

median 154115233

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 52 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 300–399 L fridge without a separate 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.

Fhiaba KS600FR6A running cost

Per month: $6.46
Per year: $78
5 years: $388
10 years: $776

235 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: 368 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 368 L
Frozen storage volume: –
GEMS adjusted volume: 368 L
fresh food compartment: 368 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 without a separate freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 368 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Liebherr SRBbsh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr	384 L	384 / –	6	112	$37	92% of similar
Liebherr SRBsdh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr	384 L	384 / –	6	112	$37	92% of similar
Miele KS 4783 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr	399 L	399 / –	6	115	$38	85% of similar
Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr	399 L	399 / –	6	115	$38	85% of similar
Gaggenau RVC467190390 L135 kWh/yr	390 L	390 / –	5.5	135	$45	67% of similar

Fridges similar to the Fhiaba KS600FR6A

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R/R 2% larger, same door count, similar external size	377 L	4.5	160	$53	2% larger, same door count, similar external size
Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R Series 2% larger, same door count, similar external size	377 L	4.5	160	$53	2% larger, same door count, similar external size
Fisher & Paykel RS6121SLHE1 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size	358 L	5	146	$48	3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Fisher & Paykel RS6121S Eseries 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size	358 L	5	146	$48	3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Miele K 2601 Vi 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size	357 L	4.5	157	$52	3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Liebherr SKBes 4360 1% larger, same door count	372 L	5.5	130	$43	1% larger, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 368 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Fhiaba models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Fhiaba XS600FG6A368 L239 kWh/yr	368 L	368 / –	2	239	$79	2% of similar
Fhiaba XS600FG3A368 L239 kWh/yr	368 L	368 / –	2	239	$79	2% of similar

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Fhiaba KS600FR6A specifications

Type: Fridge without a separate freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: 599 mm
Height: 2,120 mm
Depth: 635 mm
Annual energy (label): 235 kWh
Star rating index: 2.512
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 319 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.639
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF3956

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF3956
GEMS registration id: 180036
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 3 June 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: *S600FR*A
Designation: Refrigerator
Product class: Class 1
GEMS group: Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more

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.