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Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Omega OIFSBS541 Fridge
Omega OIFSBS541 is a 541 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3444).
- Total capacity
- 541 L
- 274 L fridge + 267 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Star rating index 5.52
- Annual electricity use
- 324 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $107 / year
- $8.91 / month · $1,069 over 10 years
28% less electricity than the median of 36 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (452 kWh a year). It uses less than 97% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $42 a year less than the median, $422 over 10 years.
Uses 52% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (670 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 side-by-side 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.
Omega OIFSBS541 running cost
- Per month
- $8.91
- Per year
- $107
- 5 years
- $535
- 10 years
- $1,069
324 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
- 541 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 274 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 267 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 734 L
- fresh food compartment
- 274 L gross
- zero-star compartment
- 26 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 241 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.
Fridges similar to the Omega OIFSBS541
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRSBS540BW same capacity, same door count | 541 L | 4 | 415 | same capacity, same door count |
| Hisense HRSBS540SW same capacity, same door count | 541 L | 4 | 415 | same capacity, same door count |
| Kogan KAMSBSF532A 1% smaller, same door count | 535 L | 3.5 | 453 | 1% smaller, same door count |
| Midea MDRS710FGE46AP 1% larger, same door count | 548 L | 3.5 | 453 | 1% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAMFSBS548B 1% larger, same door count | 548 L | 3.5 | 453 | 1% larger, same door count |
| Heller HSBS691 series 2% smaller, same door count | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Euromaid ESBS563S 2% smaller, same door count | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Heller HSBS691WH 2% smaller, same door count | 532 L | 3.5 | 452 | 2% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 541 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Omega OIFSBS541 specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 962 mm
- Height
- 1,996 mm
- Depth
- 572 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 324 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.518
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 670 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.441
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3444
- GEMS registration id
- 164363
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- 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 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.