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Bar fridge · 1 door
Thermaster DC-122Q Fridge
Thermaster DC-122Q is a 123 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3858).
- Total capacity
- 123 L
- 123 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.10
- Annual electricity use
- 160 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $51 / year
- $4.27 / month · $512 over 10 years
60% more electricity than the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 3% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $19 a year more than the median, $192 over 10 years.
Uses 26% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (218 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.
Thermaster DC-122Q running cost
- Per month
- $4.27
- Per year
- $51
- 5 years
- $256
- 10 years
- $512
160 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
- 123 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 123 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 123 L
- fresh food compartment
- 123 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 123 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRCR6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Smeg FAB10H***6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 |
Fridges similar to the Thermaster DC-122Q
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inalto IBF129B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto IBF129X same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Sheffield PLA123BLK same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 2.5 | 145 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Sheffield PLA123F same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 2.5 | 145 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM124LIBFA same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM124LIBFB same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Esatto EBF124S same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Midea MDRD181FGM01AP same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 123 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Thermaster DC-122Q specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 524 mm
- Height
- 831 mm
- Depth
- 523 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 160 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.100
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 218 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.301
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3858
- GEMS registration id
- 177547
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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. How the derived figures are calculated.