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Upright freezer · 1 door
Midea MDRD129FGF01AP Freezer
Midea MDRD129FGF01AP is a 86 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0998).
- Total capacity
- 86 L
- 86 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.07
- Annual electricity use
- 146 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $48 / year
- $4.02 / month · $482 over 10 years
12% less electricity than the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (166 kWh a year). It uses less than 70% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $66 over 10 years.
Uses 51% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (297 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.
Midea MDRD129FGF01AP running cost
- Per month
- $4.02
- Per year
- $48
- 5 years
- $241
- 10 years
- $482
146 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
- 86 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 86 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 154 L
- freezer compartment
- 86 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 86 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Liebherr SUIG 151495 L139 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $46 |
Freezers similar to the Midea MDRD129FGF01AP
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WFM0900WD same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 86 L | 4.5 | 133 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSF085DW 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 3.5 | 162 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MUF88* 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 88 L | 4 | 146 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MUF88S 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 88 L | 4 | 146 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto EUF88* 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 88 L | 4 | 146 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto EUF88B 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 88 L | 4 | 146 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH91LURFZC 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Vogue 354096 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 91 L | 4 | 151 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 86 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Midea MDRD129FGF01AP specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 553 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 574 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 146 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.067
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 297 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.951
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0998
- GEMS registration id
- 181021
- 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.