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Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) · 2 doors
TECO TBF85*MTAH Fridge
TECO TBF85*MTAH is a 85 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3286).
- Total capacity
- 85 L
- 61 L fridge + 24 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.53
- Annual electricity use
- 184 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $59 / year
- $4.91 / month · $589 over 10 years
10% less electricity than the median of 29 comparable Under 200 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (204 kWh a year). It uses less than 69% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $6 a year less than the median, $64 over 10 years.
Uses 34% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (280 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 fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) 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.
TECO TBF85*MTAH running cost
- Per month
- $4.91
- Per year
- $59
- 5 years
- $294
- 10 years
- $589
184 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
- 85 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 61 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 24 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 104 L
- fresh food compartment
- 61 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 24 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 fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 85 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CTM086DW86 L167 kWh/yr | 3 | $53 | |
| Chiq CTM085DB86 L167 kWh/yr | 3 | $53 |
Fridges similar to the TECO TBF85*MTAH
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAH085LTMFD same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH085LTMFC same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RF87SS.2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RF87WH.2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CTM085DB 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 86 L | 3 | 167 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CTM08*** 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 86 L | 3 | 167 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Norj NTBF86W1 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 86 L | 2.5 | 186 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Norj NTBF86 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 86 L | 2.5 | 186 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 85 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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TECO TBF85*MTAH specifications
- Type
- Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 480 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 520 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 184 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.526
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 280 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.772
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3286
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3286
- GEMS registration id
- 159627
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 February 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- TBF85*MTAH
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 4
- GEMS group
- Group 4: refrigerator-freezer, cyclic-defrost fresh food compartment, manual-defrost freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 4 (fridge freezer with a manual-defrost freezer)
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: teco.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.