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French door fridge freezer · 3 doors
Westinghouse WHE6170** Fridge
Westinghouse WHE6170** is a 609 L french door fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3833).
- Total capacity
- 609 L
- 371 L fridge + 238 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.70
- Annual electricity use
- 485 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $160 / year
- $13.34 / month · $1,601 over 10 years
3% less electricity than the median of 43 comparable 600–699 L french door fridge freezer registrations (501 kWh a year). It uses less than 61% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $5 a year less than the median, $53 over 10 years.
Uses 28% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (673 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 600–699 L french door 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.
Westinghouse WHE6170** running cost
- Per month
- $13.34
- Per year
- $160
- 5 years
- $800
- 10 years
- $1,601
485 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
- 609 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 371 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 238 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 796 L
- fresh food compartment
- 371 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 238 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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 609 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF600ADX1612 L336 kWh/yr | 5 | $111 | |
| Liebherr Msdh 9012577 L339 kWh/yr | 5 | $112 | |
| TCL TRF576FHW575 L345 kWh/yr | 5 | $114 | |
| TCL TRF576FHB575 L345 kWh/yr | 5 | $114 | |
| Gaggenau RVY497190576 L354 kWh/yr | 5 | $117 |
Fridges similar to the Westinghouse WHE6170**
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrolux EQE6870BB same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating | 609 L | 3.5 | 501 | same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EQE6160SA same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating | 609 L | 3.5 | 501 | same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating |
| LG GF-B589PLE 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 589 L | 3.5 | 474 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RF600ADX1 same capacity, same door count | 612 L | 5 | 336 | same capacity, same door count |
| Fisher & Paykel RF600ADYX1 same capacity, same door count | 612 L | 5 | 358 | same capacity, same door count |
| Hisense HRCD610_Series same capacity, similar star rating | 609 L | 3 | 542 | same capacity, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 609 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Westinghouse models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WQE6170**609 L501 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $165 | |
| Westinghouse WHE6874SA609 L501 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $165 |
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Westinghouse WHE6170** specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 3
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- Yes
- Width
- 1,782 mm
- Height
- 913 mm
- Depth
- 749 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 485 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.697
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 673 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.609
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3833
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3833
- GEMS registration id
- 177106
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- WHE6170**
- 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 three or more 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: electrolux.co.th. How the derived figures are calculated.