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Upright freezer · 1 door
Konka KF-170 Freezer
Konka KF-170 is a 168 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0894).
- Total capacity
- 168 L
- 168 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.83
- Annual electricity use
- 245 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $81 / year
- $6.74 / month · $809 over 10 years
4% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 35% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $3 a year more than the median, $30 over 10 years.
Uses 28% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (342 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 150–249 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.
Konka KF-170 running cost
- Per month
- $6.74
- Per year
- $81
- 5 years
- $404
- 10 years
- $809
245 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
- 168 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 168 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 300 L
- freezer compartment
- 168 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 168 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH164NBS5166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Chiq CSH165NSS166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Haier HVF170VW169 L194 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Midea MDRU229FGF01AP162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $69 | |
| TECO TVF162WMPCM162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $69 |
Freezers similar to the Konka KF-170
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAHFRZU168B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHUFZ168W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-VF183WH.2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU168C same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Iceland 355182 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Euromaid EUFR168W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF175VW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 216 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Stirling STR-H183W1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 168 L | 3 | 236 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 168 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare KF-170 with another freezer
Konka KF-170 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 546 mm
- Height
- 1,445 mm
- Depth
- 560 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 245 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.830
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 342 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.817
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Konka model numbers starting with KF170
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KF-170 | ZRF0890 | 2.5 | 245 | n/a |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0894
- GEMS registration id
- 163840
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 9
- GEMS group
- Group 6U: vertical freezer, manual defrost
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- 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.