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Upright freezer · 1 door
Robinhood RHUFZ168W Freezer
Robinhood RHUFZ168W is a 168 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0980).
- Total capacity
- 168 L
- 168 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.02
- Annual electricity use
- 236 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $78 / year
- $6.49 / month · $779 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 48% of them.
Uses 31% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (341 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.
Robinhood RHUFZ168W running cost
- Per month
- $6.49
- Per year
- $78
- 5 years
- $389
- 10 years
- $779
236 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 168 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH16*N**5166 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 Robinhood RHUFZ168W
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Konka KF-170 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 168 L | 2.5 | 245 | 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 |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 168 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Robinhood RHUFZ168W specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 544 mm
- Height
- 1,426 mm
- Depth
- 571 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 236 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.019
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 341 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.787
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0980
- GEMS registration id
- 180715
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.