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Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors

Fhiaba RS900HST3A Fridge

Fhiaba RS900HST3A is a 556 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4086).

c/kWh
Total capacity
556 L
425 L fridge + 131 L freezer
Energy rating
3.5
Star rating index 3.86
Annual electricity use
407 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$134 / year
$11.19 / month · $1,343 over 10 years

3% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (395 kWh a year). It uses less than 38% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $4 a year more than the median, $40 over 10 years.

Uses 34% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (614 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?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 500–599 L bottom-mount 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.

Fhiaba RS900HST3A running cost

Per month
$11.19
Per year
$134
5 years
$672
10 years
$1,343

407 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
556 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
425 L
Frozen storage volume
131 L
GEMS adjusted volume
659 L
fresh food compartment
425 L gross
freezer compartment
131 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 556 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1515 L159 kWh/yr8$52
Haier HRF510BEC517 L169 kWh/yr8$56
Hisense HRBM503E503 L174 kWh/yr8$57
Electrolux EBE5002*E496 L254 kWh/yr6$84
Electrolux EBE5002BD-R496 L254 kWh/yr6$84

Fridges similar to the Fhiaba RS900HST3A

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Fisher & Paykel RS9121WRUVE1
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
555 L4386
Fisher & Paykel RS9121WLUVE1
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
555 L4386
V-zug CCO6T-51133
same capacity, same door count, similar external size
556 L4.5341
Sub-Zero ICBCL3650UID Series
6% larger, same door count, similar external size
587 L5319
Sub-Zero ICBCL3650UID/S/T/R
6% larger, same door count, similar external size
587 L5319
Liebherr ECBN 8872
6% smaller, same door count, similar external size
522 L4.5338

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 556 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Fhiaba models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Fhiaba XS900TST6IA556 L404 kWh/yr3.5$133
Fhiaba XS901TST3IA556 L404 kWh/yr3.5$133

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Fhiaba RS900HST3A specifications

Type
Bottom-mount fridge freezer
Configuration
Upright
Doors
2
Defrost
Variable defrost controller
Ice maker
–
Width
899 mm
Height
2,050 mm
Depth
610 mm
Annual energy (label)
407 kWh
Star rating index
3.864
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
614 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.618
Country of manufacture
Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF4086

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

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ARF4086
GEMS registration id
181308
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
28 July 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
I/G899 SERIE without ice maker (0T/0H MODEL)
Designation
Refrigerator/freezer
Product class
Class 6
GEMS group
Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted 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 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with one or two 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.