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Top-mount fridge freezer · 6 doors
Hitachi R-ZX740RA Series Fridge
Hitachi R-ZX740RA Series is a 735 L top-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2994).
- Total capacity
- 735 L
- 523 L fridge + 212 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.30
- Annual electricity use
- 440 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $145 / year
- $12.10 / month · $1,452 over 10 years
Only 1 comparable registration in this size and type group, so no percentile is shown.
Uses 16% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (527 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Hitachi R-ZX740RA Series running cost
- Per month
- $12.10
- Per year
- $145
- 5 years
- $726
- 10 years
- $1,452
440 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
- 735 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 523 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 212 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 862 L
- fresh food compartment
- 386 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 27 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 42 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 143 L gross
- cellar compartment
- 137 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 top-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 735 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi R-GW670TAXM670 L390 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $129 | |
| Hitachi R-GW670TA670 L390 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $129 |
Fridges similar to the Hitachi R-ZX740RA Series
No comparable registrations of the same type and size.
Other Hitachi models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi R-GW670TAXM670 L390 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $129 | |
| Hitachi R-GW670TA670 L390 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $129 |
Compare R-ZX740RA Series with another fridge
Hitachi R-ZX740RA Series specifications
- Type
- Top-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 6
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 880 mm
- Height
- 1,833 mm
- Depth
- 738 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 440 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.302
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 527 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.510
- Country of manufacture
- Japan
Other model numbers on registration ARF2994
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2994
- GEMS registration id
- 151704
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 December 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- R-ZX740RA Series
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 5
- GEMS group
- Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-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 5T (frost-free fridge freezer, top-mounted freezer)
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. Manufacturer: beko.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.