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Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Midea 482L SBS Fridge
Midea 482L SBS is a 460 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0809).
- Total capacity
- 460 L
- 271 L fridge + 189 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.03
- Annual electricity use
- 470 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $155 / year
- $12.92 / month · $1,551 over 10 years
Only 2 comparable registrations in this size and type group, so no percentile is shown.
Uses 11% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (528 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Midea 482L SBS running cost
- Per month
- $12.92
- Per year
- $155
- 5 years
- $776
- 10 years
- $1,551
470 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
- 460 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 271 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 189 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 608 L
- freezer compartment
- 189 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 271 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 460 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OSBS505X505 L355 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $117 | |
| Konka KRF-454W450 L372 kWh/yr | 4 | $123 | |
| Kogan KATFSBS503*503 L437 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $144 | |
| Kogan KATFSBS503F503 L437 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $144 | |
| TCL P525SB*505 L438 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $145 |
Fridges similar to the Midea 482L SBS
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konka KRF-454W 2% smaller, same door count | 450 L | 4 | 372 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Vogue 353520 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 3.5 | 438 | 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| TCL P525SB* 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 3.5 | 438 | 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| TCL P525SBW 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 505 L | 3.5 | 438 | 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Vogue 353532 12% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 513 L | 3 | 484 | 12% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Imprasio IMSBS513 12% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 513 L | 3 | 484 | 12% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Omega OSBS505X 10% larger, same door count | 505 L | 4.5 | 355 | 10% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KATFSBS503F 9% larger, similar star rating | 503 L | 3.5 | 437 | 9% larger, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 460 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Midea 482L SBS specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 835 mm
- Height
- 1,775 mm
- Depth
- 635 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 470 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.028
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 528 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.772
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ZRF0809
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0809
- GEMS registration id
- 150444
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- 482L SBS
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- 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. Manufacturer: midea.com.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.