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Upright freezer · 1 door
Artusi AINT119FRZ Freezer
Artusi AINT119FRZ is a 83 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4165).
- Total capacity
- 83 L
- 83 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.52
- Annual electricity use
- 196 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $65 / year
- $5.39 / month · $647 over 10 years
18% more electricity than the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (166 kWh a year). It uses less than 24% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $10 a year more than the median, $99 over 10 years.
Uses 50% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (396 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered Under 150 L upright freezer sold in New Zealand, 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.
Artusi AINT119FRZ running cost
- Per month
- $5.39
- Per year
- $65
- 5 years
- $323
- 10 years
- $647
196 kWh × 33c/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
- 83 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 83 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 148 L
- freezer compartment
- 83 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 upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 83 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SUFNh 365374 L104 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $34 | |
| Haier HVF90VW90 L123 kWh/yr | 5 | $41 | |
| Westinghouse WFM0900WD86 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 | |
| Throne MSF90 THRONE90 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 | |
| Schmick MSF9090 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 |
Freezers similar to the Artusi AINT119FRZ
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermaster DC-80F same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 83 L | 2 | 210 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-92BFWH.1 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF84WMBM 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Esatto EUF92S 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Esatto EUF92W 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRD130FGF01AP 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSF085DW 2% larger, same door count | 85 L | 3.5 | 162 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Schmick MSF90 8% larger, same door count, similar external size | 90 L | 4.5 | 133 | 8% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 83 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Artusi AINT119FRZ specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 596 mm
- Height
- 820 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 196 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.517
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 396 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.322
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4165
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4165
- GEMS registration id
- 181594
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 September 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- AINT series
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, 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 freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.