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Living & CO TWL413 (FC2-541D) Fridge
Living & CO TWL413 (FC2-541D) is a 413 L top-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0883).
- Total capacity
- 413 L
- 319 L fridge + 94 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.01
- Annual electricity use
- 328 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $108 / year
- $9.02 / month ยท $1,082 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 39 comparable 400โ499 L top-mount fridge freezer registrations (329 kWh a year). It uses less than 67% of them.
Uses 20% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (409 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 400โ499 L top-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.
Living & CO TWL413 (FC2-541D) running cost
- Per month
- $9.02
- Per year
- $108
- 5 years
- $541
- 10 years
- $1,082
328 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
- 413 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 319 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 94 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 487 L
- fresh food compartment
- 319 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 94 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 413 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi HRTN6408SPWHAU374 L257 kWh/yr | 5 | $85 | |
| Hitachi HRTN6408SXAU374 L257 kWh/yr | 5 | $85 | |
| Chiq CTM408NSS5E410 L270 kWh/yr | 5 | $89 | |
| Chiq CTM40*N**5E410 L270 kWh/yr | 5 | $89 | |
| Heller HFF413413 L294 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $97 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mykin MTM413X same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 413 L | 4.5 | 302 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MTM413* same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 413 L | 4.5 | 302 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRT580MTF45AP same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 413 L | 4.5 | 302 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TFF415WNVTBH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 415 L | 4.5 | 297 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL P454TMB same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 415 L | 4 | 329 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHTMF415MSD same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 415 L | 4 | 329 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TFF415SNVTBH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 415 L | 4.5 | 297 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OTMF450X same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 415 L | 4 | 329 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 413 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Living & CO TWL413 (FC2-541D) specifications
- Type
- Top-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- 700 mm
- Height
- 1,780 mm
- Depth
- 680 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 328 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.009
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 409 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.674
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0883
- GEMS registration id
- 162758
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- โ
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 5
- GEMS group
- Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-mounted freezer
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: homa.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.