Australia · costs in AUD
Bar fridge · 1 door
Husky CKK43-280-WT-AU-HU.1 Fridge
Husky CKK43-280-WT-AU-HU.1 is a 43 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3864).
- Total capacity
- 43 L
- 43 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.94
- Annual electricity use
- 98 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $31 / year
- $2.61 / month · $314 over 10 years
2% less electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 57% of them.
Uses 58% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (231 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered Under 200 L bar fridge sold in Australia, 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.
Husky CKK43-280-WT-AU-HU.1 running cost
- Per month
- $2.61
- Per year
- $31
- 5 years
- $157
- 10 years
- $314
98 kWh × 32c/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
- 43 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 43 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 43 L
- fresh food compartment
- 43 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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 43 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF40UW242 L78 kWh/yr | 4 | $25 | |
| Hisense HRBF4645 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| Schmick HUS-BC46W-RET46 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| Schmick HUS-BC46B-RET46 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| TECO TBF41SMAH41 L86 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $28 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norj NBF46S1 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRBF45 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 2.5 | 108 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Devanti BF-F-48L-BK 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Norj NBF46W1 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Devanti BF-F-48L-WH 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Germanica GR48LTBF same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 43 L | 3 | 95 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Ikea HS-65LN(AU) TILLREDA N same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 43 L | 2 | 117 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH46LBRSFF 7% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | 7% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 43 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Husky CKK43-280-WT-AU-HU.1 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 430 mm
- Height
- 510 mm
- Depth
- 460 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 98 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.937
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 231 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.279
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3864
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3864
- GEMS registration id
- 177153
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- BC-46.1
- 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 under 200 L
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: husky-international.com. How the derived figures are calculated.