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Bottom-mount fridge freezer ยท 2 doors
Samsung Electronics SRL335NLS Fridge
Samsung Electronics SRL335NLS is a 310 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4046).
- Total capacity
- 310 L
- 218 L fridge + 92 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.03
- Annual electricity use
- 348 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $115 / year
- $9.57 / month ยท $1,148 over 10 years
19% more electricity than the median of 59 comparable 300โ399 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (293 kWh a year). It uses less than 20% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $18 a year more than the median, $182 over 10 years.
Uses 27% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (479 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 bottom-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.
Samsung Electronics SRL335NLS running cost
- Per month
- $9.57
- Per year
- $115
- 5 years
- $574
- 10 years
- $1,148
348 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
- 310 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 218 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 92 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 382 L
- fresh food compartment
- 218 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 92 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 310 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| V-zug CCO6T-51149282 L173 kWh/yr | 6 | $57 | |
| Liebherr SCNsdh 5253332 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 | |
| Miele KFN 4375 DD edt/cs330 L194 kWh/yr | 6 | $64 | |
| Whirlpool WB3260IU**290 L195 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $64 | |
| Whirlpool WB3260IUXX290 L195 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $64 |
Fridges similar to the Samsung Electronics SRL335NLS
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konka KRF-314W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 310 L | 2.5 | 360 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Konka KRF-314SS same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 310 L | 2.5 | 360 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRB424FGF02AP same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 309 L | 3 | 345 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WBB3100** same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 308 L | 3.5 | 310 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WBB3100AK same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 308 L | 3.5 | 310 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF318B Series same capacity, same door count | 309 L | 4.5 | 254 | same capacity, same door count |
| Haier HRF318BW same capacity, same door count | 309 L | 4.5 | 254 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 310 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Samsung Electronics models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics SRL325DMB307 L348 kWh/yr | 3 | $115 |
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Samsung Electronics SRL335NLS specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- โ
- Height
- โ
- Depth
- โ
- Annual energy (label)
- 348 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.033
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 479 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.910
- Country of manufacture
- Vietnam
Other model numbers on registration ARF4046
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4046
- GEMS registration id
- 180846
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- SRL335NLS
- 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 one or two 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: samsung.com. How the derived figures are calculated.