New Zealand · costs in NZD
Upright freezer · 1 door
Pulmuone KS148DG1LX Freezer
Pulmuone KS148DG1LX is a 146 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3840).
- Total capacity
- 146 L
- 146 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.63
- Annual electricity use
- 240 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $79 / year
- $6.60 / month · $792 over 10 years
45% more electricity than the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (166 kWh a year). It uses less than 3% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $24 a year more than the median, $244 over 10 years.
Uses 42% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (417 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.
Pulmuone KS148DG1LX running cost
- Per month
- $6.60
- Per year
- $79
- 5 years
- $396
- 10 years
- $792
240 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
- 146 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 146 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 261 L
- freezer compartment
- 146 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 146 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMOA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $66 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $66 | |
| Midea MDRU229FGF01AP162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $69 | |
| Midea MDRU229FGF01AP162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $69 | |
| TECO TVF162WMPCM162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $69 |
Freezers similar to the Pulmuone KS148DG1LX
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Tested 987701 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 150 L | 2.5 | 240 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSH145NW same capacity, similar star rating | 145 L | 3 | 220 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFM1700WE 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 155 L | 3 | 228 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Heller H160UF 8% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 158 L | 3 | 210 | 8% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Heller H160UFB 8% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 158 L | 3 | 210 | 8% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMA 3% smaller, similar star rating | 141 L | 3 | 201 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMOA 3% smaller, similar star rating | 141 L | 3 | 201 | 3% smaller, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU161B 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 146 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare KS148DG1LX with another freezer
Pulmuone KS148DG1LX specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 500 mm
- Height
- 1,392 mm
- Depth
- 617 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 240 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.627
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 417 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.921
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3840
- GEMS registration id
- 173279
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.