How the finder works, and its limits

Current coverage

• 52 freestanding fridge-freezers: 24 Fisher & Paykel, 28 Westinghouse. These are current Australian models with installation figures published by the manufacturer.
• Other brands, integrated (built-in) fridges, bar fridges, freezers and other appliances are not covered yet. A model not listed here may suit you perfectly well.
• For the “replace my current fridge” lookup we search 2,532 fridges and fridge-freezers currently registered for sale in Australia (Energy Rating data, downloaded 2026-09-28). Older models whose registration has lapsed won’t be found.
• Review status: the installation figures were transcribed from the manufacturers’ documents in September 2026 and 99 arrangements are still awaiting review by a person. Until a figure is reviewed, the finder shows the comparison but won’t say a model meets your space.
• Prices: we don’t yet have a reliable, permitted price feed, so we don’t show prices. Retailer links search for the exact model code.

The three fit results

✓ Meets recorded clearance requirements

Your measurements meet every figure the manufacturer documents for at least one installation arrangement that suits your kitchen, and those figures have been reviewed. You still need to check the door opening, the delivery route and your own measurements.

? Further measurements or information needed

Nothing we know of rules the model out, but something is missing or unresolved: a measurement you haven’t entered, a figure the manufacturer doesn’t give, documents that disagree, an answer you weren’t sure of, or figures not yet reviewed.

✕ Does not meet a recorded requirement

At least one documented requirement fails in every arrangement that suits your kitchen. A known failure outweighs anything unknown. Models that miss by up to 40 mm in one dimension are listed separately as near matches, with the shortfall shown.

We never say a fridge is guaranteed to fit.

How a space is checked

Manufacturers describe installation in one of two ways, and we keep them apart:

• A minimum cavity. Many guides say, for example, “minimum inside width 830 mm”. That figure already includes the air gaps, so we use it exactly as given and never add the gaps again.
• Body size plus clearances. Other guides give the fridge’s size and the gaps it needs. Then the space needed is the width plus both side gaps, the tallest height plus the top gap, and the depth plus the rear gap. If the doors may stand in front of your cabinets, only the body depth without the doors has to fit; otherwise the overall depth does.

Many guides give several arrangements: doors standing in front of the cabinets or flush with them, and with or without a wall right beside the doors. Your answers decide which arrangements apply. If you answer “not sure” and the model only works in an arrangement that depends on that answer, you’ll see it under “more information needed”, with the question spelled out.

Your measurements are compared unrounded. A space exactly equal to the requirement passes; anything smaller fails, even by a fraction of a millimetre. If you add a margin of your own, it’s shown separately from the manufacturer’s figure.

Missing is not zero. A measurement you haven’t entered, or a requirement a manufacturer doesn’t document, is never treated as a pass.

When documents disagree, we keep both figures. A space passes only if it meets the larger one and fails only if it misses the smaller one; in between, you’ll be asked to check. There are currently 31 such disagreements in the catalogue, each shown on the model’s page.

How results are ordered

Results are grouped first: models that meet your requirements, models that need more information, near matches, and the rest. Ordering never moves a model between groups. Within a group, “Recommended” order is exactly:

1. fewer of your preferences unmet (preferred capacity range, layouts, finish, dispenser);
2. capacity closest to the middle of your preferred range;
3. lower rated energy use;
4. brand, then model code, alphabetically.

You can also order by price (known prices first), estimated cost over your period, capacity or energy use. Nothing commercial is an input: not commission, not affiliate status, not advertising. There are no sponsored placements.

Firm requirements and preferences

A measured space and “no water connection” can rule a model out. Capacity and layout only rule models out if you tick “firm requirement”; otherwise they change the order. A budget can only be met by a known price: models without one are never shown as within budget.

Running costs

Yearly running cost is the rated energy use multiplied by your electricity usage rate. The cost over a period adds the price and any known delivery, installation and removal charges. It’s a comparison at a constant rate, not a forecast; it excludes supply charges, repairs, finance and resale value. A period cost with an unknown charge is shown as a subtotal and is never ranked as cheaper than a complete one. More on running costs.

Where the data comes from

1. Manufacturer installation guides for cavity sizes, clearances and door conditions.
2. Manufacturer product pages for names, finishes and features such as plumbing.
3. Energy Rating (GEMS) registrations for rated energy use, star rating, total capacity and test standard, matched to the exact model code. These are Australian Government data under a Creative Commons Attribution licence.

Each figure is stored with its document, page or section and the text it was read from. See the list of sources. We don’t use the dimensions in the energy register for fit checks: some registrations have width and height swapped.

Model codes are kept exactly, including suffixes that mark a different finish, plumbing or revision. Two codes are never merged because they look alike.

Keeping it up to date

Energy registrations are re-imported from the government data. A figure that changes is never overwritten automatically: it waits for review, and the last reviewed figure stays in place meanwhile. Any retailer price we add in future loses its “current price” status 48 hours after it was last checked.

What this can’t tell you

• Whether the fridge will get through your front door, hallways and stairs.
• Whether your measurements are right. Measure twice.
• Gas, electrical or plumbing work, which needs a qualified tradesperson.
• Reliability or performance: we haven’t tested these fridges.
• Today’s price or stock at any retailer.

Corrections

If you spot a figure that doesn’t match its source, tell us. We check the source and correct or unpublish the record; the change history is kept.