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Brabantia BM6W Fridge
Brabantia BM6W is a 89 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0799).
- Total capacity
- 89 L
- 89 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.02
- Annual electricity use
- 119 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $39 / year
- $3.27 / month · $393 over 10 years
13% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 35% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $5 a year more than the median, $46 over 10 years.
Uses 41% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (201 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 bar fridge 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.
Brabantia BM6W running cost
- Per month
- $3.27
- Per year
- $39
- 5 years
- $196
- 10 years
- $393
119 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
- 89 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 89 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 89 L
- fresh food compartment
- 89 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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 89 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF97W97 L70 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $23 | |
| Chiq CSH093NW93 L81 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Stirling STR-CF99RM99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Kogan KAM99LCHFZA99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Kogan KAM99LCHFZB99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSR0**D*/ CRSR0**D* 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 90 L | 2.5 | 131 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CRSR090DB1 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 90 L | 2.5 | 131 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF90U series 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 90 L | 4 | 98 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HRF90UG2 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 90 L | 4 | 98 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Harbour HBRBF93B 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 93 L | 3 | 121 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRBC113 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 91 L | 2 | 146 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Westinghouse WIM1000WD 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 94 L | 3.5 | 110 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Iceland 354089 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 90 L | 2.5 | 131 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 89 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Brabantia BM6W specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 475 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 445 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 119 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.023
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 201 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.337
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Brabantia model numbers starting with BM6W
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM6W | ZRF0695 | 1.5 | 249 | n/a |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0799
- GEMS registration id
- 149194
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual defrost
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume under 200 L
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.