New Zealand · costs in NZD
French door fridge freezer · 3 doors
Fisher & Paykel RF600ADX1 Fridge
Fisher & Paykel RF600ADX1 is a 612 L french door fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4006).
- Total capacity
- 612 L
- 425 L fridge + 187 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.33
- Annual electricity use
- 336 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $111 / year
- $9.24 / month · $1,109 over 10 years
33% less electricity than the median of 43 comparable 600–699 L french door fridge freezer registrations (501 kWh a year). It uses less than 98% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $54 a year less than the median, $545 over 10 years.
Uses 45% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (608 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 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.
Fisher & Paykel RF600ADX1 running cost
- Per month
- $9.24
- Per year
- $111
- 5 years
- $554
- 10 years
- $1,109
336 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
- 612 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 425 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 187 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 759 L
- fresh food compartment
- 425 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 187 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.
Fridges similar to the Fisher & Paykel RF600ADX1
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic NR-XY680L 1% larger, similar external size, similar star rating | 618 L | 4.5 | 395 | 1% larger, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Panasonic NR-XY680L 1% larger, similar external size, similar star rating | 618 L | 4.5 | 395 | 1% larger, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL TRF576FHB 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 575 L | 5 | 345 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL TRF576FHS 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 575 L | 5 | 345 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WHE6170** same capacity, same door count | 609 L | 3.5 | 485 | same capacity, same door count |
| Westinghouse WHE6170SB same capacity, same door count | 609 L | 3.5 | 485 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 612 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fisher & Paykel models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF600AD series612 L358 kWh/yr | 5 | $118 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF600ADYB1612 L358 kWh/yr | 5 | $118 |
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Fisher & Paykel RF600ADX1 specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 3
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 905 mm
- Height
- 1,790 mm
- Depth
- 690 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 336 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.332
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 608 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.443
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4006
- GEMS registration id
- 180246
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 June 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 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.