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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Warrior Refrigeration WCM40G Fridge
Warrior Refrigeration WCM40G is a 34 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3354).
- Total capacity
- 34 L
- 34 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 0.84
- Annual electricity use
- 125 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $40 / year
- $3.33 / month · $400 over 10 years
15% more electricity than the median of 66 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (109 kWh a year). It uses less than 27% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $5 a year more than the median, $51 over 10 years.
Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (187 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) 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.
Warrior Refrigeration WCM40G running cost
- Per month
- $3.33
- Per year
- $40
- 5 years
- $200
- 10 years
- $400
125 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
- 34 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 34 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 24 L
- cellar compartment
- 34 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 34 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C40S233 L47 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $15 | |
| Dometic C40G233 L64 kWh/yr | 4 | $20 | |
| Smeg FAB5RRD5AU34 L68 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $22 | |
| Smeg FAB5RPB5AU34 L68 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $22 |
Fridges similar to the Warrior Refrigeration WCM40G
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smeg FAB5RPB5AU same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 34 L | 3.5 | 68 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Smeg FAB5RRD5AU same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 34 L | 3.5 | 68 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Dometic C40S2 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 33 L | 5.5 | 47 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Dometic C40G2 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 33 L | 4 | 64 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 34 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Warrior Refrigeration WCM40G specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 402 mm
- Height
- 565 mm
- Depth
- 485 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 125 kWh
- Star rating index
- 0.840
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 187 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 5.147
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3354
- GEMS registration id
- 162161
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 June 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- 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 cooled appliance by the registrant
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: dellware.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.