New Zealand · costs in NZD
Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Haier HRF523XHG Series Fridge
Haier HRF523XHG Series is a 523 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3802).
- Total capacity
- 523 L
- 331 L fridge + 192 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.52
- Annual electricity use
- 368 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $121 / year
- $10.12 / month · $1,214 over 10 years
19% less electricity than the median of 36 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (452 kWh a year). It uses less than 89% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $28 a year less than the median, $277 over 10 years.
Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (548 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 side-by-side 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 HRF523XHG Series running cost
- Per month
- $10.12
- Per year
- $121
- 5 years
- $607
- 10 years
- $1,214
368 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
- 523 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 331 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 192 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 669 L
- two-star compartment
- 22 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 331 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 170 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 side-by-side fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 523 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIFSBS541541 L324 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $107 | |
| Omega OSBS505X505 L355 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $117 |
Fridges similar to the Haier HRF523XHG Series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRSBS519_Series same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 519 L | 3 | 494 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRSBS519B same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 519 L | 3 | 494 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| LG GS-B500MB same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 519 L | 3.5 | 433 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Eurotech ED-RFSSWD560SS.2 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 529 L | 3.5 | 451 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Coldstream CSHO-530-WAT/SS 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 529 L | 3.5 | 451 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Heller HSBS691WH 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Trade Tested 959273 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Heller HSBS691 series 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 523 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Haier HRF523XHG Series specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 908 mm
- Height
- 1,775 mm
- Depth
- 647 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 368 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.517
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 548 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.550
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3802
- GEMS registration id
- 176088
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 12 January 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- 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 5S (frost-free fridge freezer, side by side)
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.