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Bar fridge · 1 door
Linarie LK48M Fridge
Linarie LK48M is a 48 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3041).
- Total capacity
- 48 L
- 48 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 90 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $29 / year
- $2.40 / month · $288 over 10 years
10% less electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 74% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $3 a year less than the median, $32 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (200 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.
Linarie LK48M running cost
- Per month
- $2.40
- Per year
- $29
- 5 years
- $144
- 10 years
- $288
90 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
- 48 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 48 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 48 L
- fresh food compartment
- 48 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 48 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Fridges similar to the Linarie LK48M
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euromatic EUR-BF41 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 48 L | 2.5 | 105 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Schmick HUS-BC46B-RET 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 4 | 80 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Schmick HUS-BC46W-RET 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 46 L | 4 | 80 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Norj NBF46W1 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Norj NBF46 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Devanti BF-F-48L-BK 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Devanti BF-F-48L-* 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRBF46 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 4 | 80 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 48 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Linarie LK48M specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 445 mm
- Height
- 501 mm
- Depth
- 470 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 90 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.508
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 200 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.875
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3041
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3041
- GEMS registration id
- 152359
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 7 February 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- Family
- LK48M
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: triomph-australia.com. How the derived figures are calculated.