New Zealand · costs in NZD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Haier HRF510BW Fridge
Haier HRF510BW is a 517 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3498).
- Total capacity
- 517 L
- 379 L fridge + 138 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Star rating index 5.52
- Annual electricity use
- 285 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $94 / year
- $7.84 / month · $941 over 10 years
28% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500–599 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 (563 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.
Haier HRF510BW running cost
- Per month
- $7.84
- Per year
- $94
- 5 years
- $470
- 10 years
- $941
285 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
- 517 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 379 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 138 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 625 L
- fresh food compartment
- 379 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 517 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 EBE5002BD496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $84 | |
| Electrolux EBE5007BD496 L254 kWh/yr | 6 | $84 |
Fridges similar to the Haier HRF510BW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF505BRN series same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 515 L | 6 | 258 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RF505BRNQX1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 515 L | 8 | 159 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Electrolux EBE5002*E 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 496 L | 6 | 254 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WBE5002BE 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 496 L | 5 | 309 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EBE5002WE 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 496 L | 6 | 254 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRBM503E 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 503 L | 8 | 174 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 517 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Haier models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF510BHC514 L285 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $94 | |
| Haier HRF510BEC517 L169 kWh/yr | 8 | $56 |
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Haier HRF510BW specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 790 mm
- Height
- 1,725 mm
- Depth
- 707 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 285 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.524
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 563 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.456
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3498
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3498
- GEMS registration id
- 166669
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 January 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HRF510B 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.