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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Westinghouse WRB5004SC Fridge
Westinghouse WRB5004SC is a 466 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3835).
- Total capacity
- 466 L
- 466 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.04
- Annual electricity use
- 195 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $64 / year
- $5.36 / month · $644 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 15 comparable 400–499 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (195 kWh a year). It uses less than 47% of them.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (346 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 400–499 L fridge without a separate 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 WRB5004SC running cost
- Per month
- $5.36
- Per year
- $64
- 5 years
- $322
- 10 years
- $644
195 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
- 466 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 466 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 466 L
- fresh food compartment
- 466 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 466 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF420W418 L125 kWh/yr | 6 | $41 | |
| Haier HCF520W502 L135 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Westinghouse WCE5000WA500 L136 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621SRHE1472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $50 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621S E series472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $50 |
Fridges similar to the Westinghouse WRB5004SC
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrolux ERE5047** same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 466 L | 3.5 | 216 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Electrolux ERE5047WC same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 466 L | 3.5 | 216 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Miele K 2802 Vi same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 467 L | 4.5 | 179 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Gaggenau RC472504 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 467 L | 4.5 | 179 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF505VW 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 461 L | 3.5 | 215 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF505V series 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 461 L | 3.5 | 215 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Liebherr ERBh 9770 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 441 L | 3.5 | 212 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Liebherr EKB 9471 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 441 L | 3.5 | 212 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 466 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Westinghouse WRB5004SC specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,725 mm
- Height
- 699 mm
- Depth
- 769 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 195 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.036
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 346 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.418
- Country of manufacture
- Thailand
Other model numbers on registration ARF3835
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3835
- GEMS registration id
- 177108
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- WRB5004**
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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.