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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Airflo AFF046 Fridge
Airflo AFF046 is a 48 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3297).
- Total capacity
- 48 L
- 48 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 1.29
- Annual electricity use
- 122 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $40 / year
- $3.36 / month · $403 over 10 years
22% more electricity than the median of 57 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 26% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year more than the median, $73 over 10 years.
Uses 48% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (236 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 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) 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.
Airflo AFF046 running cost
- Per month
- $3.36
- Per year
- $40
- 5 years
- $201
- 10 years
- $403
122 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
- 48 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 48 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 34 L
- cellar compartment
- 48 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 48 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C60S149 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $21 | |
| Dometic C60S*49 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $21 | |
| Kogan KAM44BEVFGD44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $25 | |
| Inalto IBC44B44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $25 | |
| Inalto IBC44X44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $25 |
Fridges similar to the Airflo AFF046
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky CKK48-241-BK-AU.1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 48 L | 2.5 | 95 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky CKK48-130-AU-HU.1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 48 L | 2.5 | 95 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Living & CO BC-47F-F-53H 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Dometic C60S1 2% larger, same door count | 49 L | 4.5 | 64 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Dometic C60S* 2% larger, same door count | 49 L | 4.5 | 64 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Inalto IBC44X 8% smaller, same door count | 44 L | 3.5 | 75 | 8% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM44BEVFGD 8% smaller, same door count | 44 L | 3.5 | 75 | 8% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM44BEVFG* 8% smaller, same door count | 44 L | 3.5 | 75 | 8% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 48 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Airflo AFF046 specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 430 mm
- Height
- 510 mm
- Depth
- 475 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 122 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.288
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 236 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 3.558
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3297
- GEMS registration id
- 158144
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 March 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, 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 cooled appliance by the registrant
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. Manufacturer: airflo.com. How the derived figures are calculated.