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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Chiq CBC233BG Fridge
Chiq CBC233BG is a 233 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3379).
- Total capacity
- 233 L
- 233 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 1.01
- Annual electricity use
- 257 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $85 / year
- $7.07 / month · $848 over 10 years
55% more electricity than the median of 6 comparable 200–299 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (166 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $30 a year more than the median, $302 over 10 years.
Uses 14% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (300 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 200–299 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.
Chiq CBC233BG running cost
- Per month
- $7.07
- Per year
- $85
- 5 years
- $424
- 10 years
- $848
257 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
- 233 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 233 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 233 L
- fresh food compartment
- 233 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 233 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF220VW223 L129 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI/L248 L222 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $73 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI/R248 L222 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $73 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CBC233BG
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF220VW 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 223 L | 4.5 | 129 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI/L 6% larger, same door count | 248 L | 3.5 | 222 | 6% larger, same door count |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC1850FI/R 6% larger, same door count | 248 L | 3.5 | 222 | 6% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 233 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare CBC233BG with another fridge
Chiq CBC233BG specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 1,440 mm
- Depth
- 520 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 257 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.006
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 300 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.103
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3379
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3379
- GEMS registration id
- 162836
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 8 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CBC23***
- 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. How the derived figures are calculated.