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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Warrior Refrigeration WCM50-DG Fridge
Warrior Refrigeration WCM50-DG is a 45 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3610).
- Total capacity
- 45 L
- Energy rating
- 1.5
- Star rating index 1.98
- Annual electricity use
- 105 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $34 / year
- $2.80 / month · $336 over 10 years
4% less 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 52% of them.
Uses 61% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (268 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 WCM50-DG running cost
- Per month
- $2.80
- Per year
- $34
- 5 years
- $168
- 10 years
- $336
105 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
- 45 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 32 L
- wine storage compartment
- 45 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 45 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C60S149 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $20 | |
| Dometic C60S249 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $20 | |
| Kogan KAM44BEVFGD44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 | |
| Inalto IBC44B44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 | |
| Inalto IBC44X44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 |
Fridges similar to the Warrior Refrigeration WCM50-DG
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAM44BEVFG* 2% smaller, same door count | 44 L | 3.5 | 75 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Inalto IBC44X 2% smaller, same door count | 44 L | 3.5 | 75 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM44BEVFGA 2% smaller, same door count | 44 L | 3.5 | 75 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Inalto IBC44B 2% smaller, same door count | 44 L | 3.5 | 75 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Airflo AFF046 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 48 L | 1 | 122 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Devanti BF-D-46L-BK 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 48 L | 1 | 122 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mykin MBF46B 4% smaller, same door count | 43 L | 3 | 95 | 4% smaller, same door count |
| Stirling SBF43B 4% smaller, same door count | 43 L | 3 | 95 | 4% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 45 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare WCM50-DG with another fridge
Warrior Refrigeration WCM50-DG specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 550 mm
- Height
- 420 mm
- Depth
- 480 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 105 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.979
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 268 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 3.267
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3610
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3610
- GEMS registration id
- 170239
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 June 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- Family
- Comprssor Drawer Minibar
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic 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.