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Liebherr SKBbs 4350 Fridge
Liebherr SKBbs 4350 is a 373 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3314).
- Total capacity
- 373 L
- 373 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.03
- Annual electricity use
- 120 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $40 / year
- $3.30 / month ยท $396 over 10 years
22% less electricity than the median of 52 comparable 300โ399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (154 kWh a year). It uses less than 77% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $11 a year less than the median, $111 over 10 years.
Uses 63% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (323 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?
Cohort: every currently registered 300โ399 L fridge without a separate 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.
Liebherr SKBbs 4350 running cost
- Per month
- $3.30
- Per year
- $40
- 5 years
- $198
- 10 years
- $396
120 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
- 373 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 373 L
- Frozen storage volume
- โ
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 383 L
- chill compartment
- 137 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 236 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 373 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SRBbsh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Liebherr SRBs*h 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $38 | |
| Miele KS 4783 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $38 |
Fridges similar to the Liebherr SKBbs 4350
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG *P-*386 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 386 L | 4.5 | 162 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| LG MP-L386 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 386 L | 4.5 | 162 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Vogue 355388 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 359 L | 3.5 | 190 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Miele KS 4783 ED bst 7% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 399 L | 6 | 115 | 7% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R Series 1% larger, same door count | 377 L | 4.5 | 160 | 1% larger, same door count |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R/R 1% larger, same door count | 377 L | 4.5 | 160 | 1% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 373 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Liebherr models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SKBes 4360372 L130 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $43 | |
| Liebherr SRBs*h 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 |
Compare SKBbs 4350 with another fridge
Liebherr SKBbs 4350 specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- โ
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 1,850 mm
- Depth
- 665 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 120 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.028
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 323 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.314
- Country of manufacture
- Germany
Other model numbers on registration ARF3314
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3314
- GEMS registration id
- 160617
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 4 April 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- SKB*s 4350
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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: andico.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.