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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Casa CASAFI316B Fridge
Casa CASAFI316B is a 316 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3520).
- Total capacity
- 316 L
- 316 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.15
- Annual electricity use
- 235 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $78 / year
- $6.46 / month · $776 over 10 years
53% more electricity than the median of 52 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (154 kWh a year). It uses less than 4% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $27 a year more than the median, $269 over 10 years.
Uses 28% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (325 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 300–399 L fridge without a separate 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.
Casa CASAFI316B running cost
- Per month
- $6.46
- Per year
- $78
- 5 years
- $388
- 10 years
- $776
235 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
- 316 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 316 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 316 L
- fresh food compartment
- 316 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 without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 316 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF300W300 L82 kWh/yr | 7 | $27 | |
| Hisense HRCF301300 L86 kWh/yr | 7 | $28 | |
| Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L87 kWh/yr | 7 | $29 | |
| Chiq CCF299WE299 L105 kWh/yr | 6 | $35 | |
| Liebherr IRBh 5170293 L106 kWh/yr | 6 | $35 |
Fridges similar to the Casa CASAFI316B
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inalto IIUL316 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 316 L | 2 | 235 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Ilve ILREF316I/2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 316 L | 2 | 235 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Ikea FORSNÄS 60572987 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 310 L | 4 | 161 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Kleenmaid CR30911 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 304 L | 5.5 | 118 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Omega OIFRU304 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 304 L | 5.5 | 118 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Miele KS 37422 iD 5% larger, same door count, similar external size | 331 L | 4.5 | 150 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6019S2R1 same capacity, same door count | 314 L | 5 | 132 | same capacity, same door count |
| Liebherr IRBPh 5170 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 297 L | 5 | 121 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 316 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Casa CASAFI316B specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 1,769 mm
- Depth
- 540 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 235 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.149
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 325 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.744
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3520
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3520
- GEMS registration id
- 167124
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 February 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CASAFI316W
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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.