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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Fhiaba *S8990FR*A Fridge
Fhiaba *S8990FR*A is a 604 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3682).
- Total capacity
- 604 L
- 604 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.47
- Annual electricity use
- 304 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $100 / year
- $8.36 / month · $1,003 over 10 years
39% more electricity than the median of 8 comparable 600–699 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (220 kWh a year). It uses less than 13% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $28 a year more than the median, $279 over 10 years.
Uses 28% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (423 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 600–699 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 *S8990FR*A running cost
- Per month
- $8.36
- Per year
- $100
- 5 years
- $502
- 10 years
- $1,003
304 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
- 604 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 604 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 604 L
- fresh food compartment
- 604 L gross, 611 L net
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 604 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650RID/S/P/L646 L197 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $65 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650RID/S/T/L646 L197 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $65 | |
| Fhiaba XS900FR3A619 L218 kWh/yr | 4 | $72 | |
| Fhiaba XS900FG6DA619 L218 kWh/yr | 4 | $72 | |
| V-zug CO6T-51134619 L221 kWh/yr | 4 | $73 |
Fridges similar to the Fhiaba *S8990FR*A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3650RID Series 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 614 L | 4 | 206 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3650RID/L 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 614 L | 4 | 206 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| V-zug CO6T-51134 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 619 L | 4 | 221 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Gaggenau RVC497190 3% larger, same door count | 622 L | 4 | 225 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Gaggenau RC492504 4% smaller, same door count | 579 L | 4 | 221 | 4% smaller, same door count |
| Liebherr EKB ERBh 10% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 543 L | 3 | 261 | 10% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 604 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba RS900FG3A619 L218 kWh/yr | 4 | $72 | |
| Fhiaba RS900FG6A619 L218 kWh/yr | 4 | $72 |
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Fhiaba *S8990FR*A specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 900 mm
- Height
- 2,052 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 304 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.467
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 423 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.503
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF3682
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3682
- GEMS registration id
- 172705
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 24 September 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- *S8990FR*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.