New Zealand · costs in NZD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Fisher & Paykel RS9121W series Fridge
Fisher & Paykel RS9121W series is a 555 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3440).
- Total capacity
- 555 L
- 366 L fridge + 189 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.35
- Annual electricity use
- 386 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $127 / year
- $10.62 / month · $1,274 over 10 years
2% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500–599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (395 kWh a year). It uses less than 50% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $3 a year less than the median, $30 over 10 years.
Uses 38% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (626 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 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.
Fisher & Paykel RS9121W series running cost
- Per month
- $10.62
- Per year
- $127
- 5 years
- $637
- 10 years
- $1,274
386 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
- 555 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 366 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 189 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 693 L
- fresh food compartment
- 328 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 189 L gross
- cellar compartment
- 38 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 555 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1515 L159 kWh/yr | 8 | $52 | |
| Haier HRF510BEC517 L169 kWh/yr | 8 | $56 | |
| Hisense HRBM503E503 L174 kWh/yr | 8 | $57 | |
| Electrolux EBE5002BE496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $84 | |
| Electrolux EBE5002SD-R496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $84 |
Fridges similar to the Fisher & Paykel RS9121W series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-zug CCO6T-51133 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 556 L | 4.5 | 341 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba XS900TST3IA same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 556 L | 3.5 | 404 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba XS900TST6A same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 556 L | 3.5 | 404 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650UID/S/P/R 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 587 L | 5 | 319 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650UID Series 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 587 L | 5 | 319 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr ECBN 6156 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 522 L | 2 | 566 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 555 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 RF610AZUB5569 L433 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $143 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF610A series569 L433 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $143 |
Compare RS9121W series with another fridge
Fisher & Paykel RS9121W series specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 908 mm
- Height
- 2,134 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 386 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.354
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 626 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.557
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3440
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3440
- GEMS registration id
- 164601
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 22 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- RS9121W series
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.