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French door fridge freezer · 4 doors
LG GF-B505PL Fridge
LG GF-B505PL is a 530 L french door fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3219).
- Total capacity
- 530 L
- 321 L fridge + 209 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.06
- Annual electricity use
- 340 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $112 / year
- $9.35 / month · $1,122 over 10 years
16% less electricity than the median of 74 comparable 500–599 L french door fridge freezer registrations (406 kWh a year). It uses less than 82% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $22 a year less than the median, $218 over 10 years.
Uses 42% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (586 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 french door 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.
LG GF-B505PL running cost
- Per month
- $9.35
- Per year
- $112
- 5 years
- $561
- 10 years
- $1,122
340 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
- 530 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 321 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 209 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 694 L
- freezer compartment
- 209 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 321 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 530 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilve R96BICDAU526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $99 | |
| Omega OIFDF534534 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $99 | |
| Omega OIF4DF526PRO526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $99 | |
| Gaggenau RVB477190476 L310 kWh/yr | 5 | $102 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF505ANX1511 L312 kWh/yr | 5 | $103 |
Fridges similar to the LG GF-B505PL
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic NR-XC541CUHA 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 503 L | 4.5 | 330 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OIF4DF526PRO same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 526 L | 5.5 | 300 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Omega OIFDF534 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 534 L | 5.5 | 300 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Ilve R96BICDAU same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 526 L | 5.5 | 300 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Dreame DRC524WSMS4AU 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 524 L | 4.5 | 370 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Dreame DRF524WSMS4AU 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 524 L | 4.5 | 370 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 530 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other LG models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG GF-B505BB530 L340 kWh/yr | 5 | $112 | |
| LG GF-B530BL530 L419 kWh/yr | 4 | $138 |
Compare GF-B505PL with another fridge
LG GF-B505PL specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 835 mm
- Height
- 1,787 mm
- Depth
- 730 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 340 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.059
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 586 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.490
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related LG model numbers starting with GFB505
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GF-B505BB | ARF3423 | 5 | 340 | 3 September 2029 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3219
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3219
- GEMS registration id
- 157784
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 7 November 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- GF-B505
- 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 three or more 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.