c/kWh
Total capacity
514 L
376 L fridge + 138 L freezer
Energy rating
5.5
Star rating index 5.51
Annual electricity use
285 kWh
Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost
$94 / year
$7.84 / month ยท $941 over 10 years

28% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500โ€“599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (395 kWh a year). It uses less than 78% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $36 a year less than the median, $363 over 10 years.

Uses 49% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (562 kWh a year MEPS level).

Cost = label kWh ร— 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 500โ€“599 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 500โ€“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.

Haier HRF510BHC running cost

Per month
$7.84
Per year
$94
5 years
$470
10 years
$941

285 kWh ร— 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
514 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume
376 L
Frozen storage volume
138 L
GEMS adjusted volume
622 L
fresh food compartment
376 L gross
freezer compartment
138 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 514 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 EBE5007BD496 L254 kWh/yr6$84
Electrolux EBE5002BD496 L254 kWh/yr6$84

Fridges similar to the Haier HRF510BHC

ModelCapacityStarskWh / yr
Fisher & Paykel RF505BRN series
same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
515 L6258
Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1
same capacity, same door count, similar external size
515 L8159
Electrolux EBE5002WE
4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
496 L6254
Electrolux EBE5002*E
4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating
496 L6254
Hisense HRBM503E
2% smaller, same door count, similar external size
503 L8174
Hisense HRBM503S
2% smaller, same door count, similar external size
503 L4.5349

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 514 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Haier models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Haier HRF510FS512 L313 kWh/yr5$103
Haier HRF510BEC517 L169 kWh/yr8$56

Compare HRF510BHC with another fridge

Haier HRF510BHC specifications

Type
Bottom-mount fridge freezer
Configuration
Upright
Doors
2
Defrost
Variable defrost controller
Ice maker
โ€“
Width
790 mm
Height
1,725 mm
Depth
707 mm
Annual energy (label)
285 kWh
Star rating index
5.511
MEPS level (maximum allowed)
562 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre
0.458
Country of manufacture
China

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ARF3501
GEMS registration id
166676
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
16 January 2030
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
โ€“
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.