Name: Fhiaba S750FG3A
Brand: Fhiaba
SKU: ARF3988

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 479 L; 479 L fridge
Energy rating: 2; Star rating index 2.12
Annual electricity use: 289 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $95 / year; $7.95 / month · $954 over 10 years

48% more electricity than the median of 15 comparable 400–499 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (195 kWh a year). It uses less than 7% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $31 a year more than the median, $310 over 10 years.

Uses 17% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (349 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 195160286

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 15 comparable 400–499 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 400–499 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 S750FG3A running cost

Per month: $7.95
Per year: $95
5 years: $477
10 years: $954

289 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: 479 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 479 L
Frozen storage volume: –
GEMS adjusted volume: 479 L
fresh food compartment: 479 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 479 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Haier HCF520W502 L135 kWh/yr	502 L	502 / –	6	135	$45	89% of similar
Westinghouse WCE5000WA500 L136 kWh/yr	500 L	500 / –	6	136	$45	78% of similar
Fisher & Paykel RS7621SLHE1472 L152 kWh/yr	472 L	305 / 167	5.5	152	$50	87% of similar
Fisher & Paykel RS7621SRHE1472 L152 kWh/yr	472 L	305 / 167	5.5	152	$50	87% of similar
Chiq CCF500WE500 L165 kWh/yr	500 L	500 / –	5	165	$54	67% of similar

Fridges similar to the Fhiaba S750FG3A

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
V-zug CO6T-51116 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating	479 L	2	282	$93	same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
Fisher & Paykel RS7621SRHE1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size	472 L	5.5	152	$50	2% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Fisher & Paykel RS7621SLHE1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size	472 L	5.5	152	$50	2% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID/L 4% larger, same door count, similar external size	496 L	4.5	172	$57	4% larger, same door count, similar external size
Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID Series 4% larger, same door count, similar external size	496 L	4.5	172	$57	4% larger, same door count, similar external size
Gaggenau RC472504 3% smaller, same door count	467 L	4.5	179	$59	3% smaller, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 479 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 S7490FRA479 L332 kWh/yr	479 L	479 / –	1	332	$110	0% of similar
Fhiaba XS7490FR3A479 L332 kWh/yr	479 L	479 / –	1	332	$110	0% of similar

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Fhiaba S750FG3A specifications

Type: Fridge without a separate freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: 749 mm
Height: 2,050 mm
Depth: 635 mm
Annual energy (label): 289 kWh
Star rating index: 2.123
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 349 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.603
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF3988

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

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF3988
GEMS registration id: 180244
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 15 June 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: *S750FG*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.