Fhiaba S360FZ3IU Running Cost (Freezer)
Fhiaba S360FZ3IU: running cost
The Fhiaba S360FZ3IU is certified by ENERGY STAR at 632 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $119 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
Efficient, or not, for a freezer
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 57.6% above it, ranking 652 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 658 freezers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $43/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Fhiaba S360FZ3IU: Zline SRBCFV-36 ($118/yr, 630 kWh/yr), then Fhiaba S360FZ6IU ($119/yr, 632 kWh/yr).
Comparing Fhiaba's own models
Ranked 7 of Fhiaba's 8 certified freezers, this sits between the S180FZ3IU ($83/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the S360FZ6IU ($119/yr, its priciest).
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $119/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$119/year to run is the predictable cost of the Fhiaba S360FZ3IU; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 652 of 658, the Fhiaba S360FZ3IU sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 632 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.