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Bar fridge · 1 door
Schmick HUS-BC46B2 Fridge
Schmick HUS-BC46B2 is a 46 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3105).
- Total capacity
- 46 L
- 46 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.05
- Annual electricity use
- 80 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $26 / year
- $2.13 / month · $256 over 10 years
20% less electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 93% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $6 a year less than the median, $64 over 10 years.
Uses 58% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (192 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.
Schmick HUS-BC46B2 running cost
- Per month
- $2.13
- Per year
- $26
- 5 years
- $128
- 10 years
- $256
80 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
- 46 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 46 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 46 L
- fresh food compartment
- 46 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.
Fridges similar to the Schmick HUS-BC46B2
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRBF46 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 4 | 80 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech T-BF47WH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Nero 744046 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Tuscany ED-BF48WH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAH46LBRSF* same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Eurotech ED-BF48SS same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAH46LBRSFB same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 46 L | 2.5 | 108 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Linarie LK48MRED 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 48 L | 3.5 | 90 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 46 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Schmick HUS-BC46B2 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 430 mm
- Height
- 510 mm
- Depth
- 475 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 80 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.046
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 192 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.739
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3105
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3105
- GEMS registration id
- 154071
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 May 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- HUS-BC46*-*
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: hckfridge.com. How the derived figures are calculated.