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Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) · 2 doors
Artusi AINT119/2 Fridge
Artusi AINT119/2 is a 111 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3190).
- Total capacity
- 111 L
- 95 L fridge + 16 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.05
- Annual electricity use
- 178 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $59 / year
- $4.90 / month · $587 over 10 years
13% less electricity than the median of 30 comparable Under 200 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (204 kWh a year). It uses less than 87% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $9 a year less than the median, $86 over 10 years.
Uses 38% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (289 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 fridge freezer (manual-defrost 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.
Artusi AINT119 running cost
- Per month
- $4.90
- Per year
- $59
- 5 years
- $294
- 10 years
- $587
178 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
- 111 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 95 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 16 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 124 L
- fresh food compartment
- 95 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 16 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 fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 111 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Husky HUS-115IN115 L165 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $54 |
Fridges similar to the Artusi AINT119
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky HUS-115IN 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 115 L | 3.5 | 165 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CTM118DW 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 118 L | 3 | 198 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky HUSRET135WHHU 6% larger, same door count | 118 L | 2 | 205 | 6% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 111 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Artusi models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi ARET130*107 L175 kWh/yr | 3 | $58 | |
| Artusi ARET130B107 L175 kWh/yr | 3 | $58 |
Compare AINT119/2 with another fridge
Artusi AINT119 specifications
- Type
- Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 596 mm
- Height
- 820 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 178 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.046
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 289 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.440
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3190
- GEMS registration id
- 154039
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 August 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 4
- GEMS group
- Group 4: refrigerator-freezer, cyclic-defrost fresh food compartment, manual-defrost freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 4 (fridge freezer with a manual-defrost freezer)
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.