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Side-by-side fridge freezer ยท 2 doors
Vogue 353532 Fridge
Vogue 353532 is a 513 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0925).
- Total capacity
- 513 L
- 344 L fridge + 169 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.01
- Annual electricity use
- 484 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $160 / year
- $13.31 / month ยท $1,597 over 10 years
7% more electricity than the median of 36 comparable 500โ599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (452 kWh a year). It uses less than 6% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $11 a year more than the median, $106 over 10 years.
Uses 18% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (593 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 500โ599 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.
Vogue 353532 running cost
- Per month
- $13.31
- Per year
- $160
- 5 years
- $799
- 10 years
- $1,597
484 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
- 513 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 344 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 169 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 646 L
- fresh food compartment
- 344 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 169 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 513 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OIFSBS541541 L324 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $107 | |
| Omega OSBS505X505 L355 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $117 | |
| Haier HRF523XHG Series523 L368 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $121 | |
| Chiq CSS557NSD4E559 L385 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $127 | |
| Chiq CSS556NBD4E559 L385 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $127 |
Fridges similar to the Vogue 353532
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRSBS519B 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 519 L | 3 | 494 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| LG GS-B500MB 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 519 L | 3.5 | 433 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRSBS519S 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 519 L | 3 | 494 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL P525SBC 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 505 L | 3.5 | 438 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TCL P525SBW 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 505 L | 3.5 | 438 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Coldstream CSHO-530-WAT/SS 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 451 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RFSSWD560SS.2 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 529 L | 3.5 | 451 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 513 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Vogue models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vogue 353520505 L438 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $145 |
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Vogue 353532 specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- Yes
- Width
- 900 mm
- Height
- 1,770 mm
- Depth
- 660 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 484 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.006
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 593 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.749
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0925
- GEMS registration id
- 170739
- 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 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: tradedepot.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.