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Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Chiq CBM280NB Fridge
Chiq CBM280NB is a 283 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4121).
- Total capacity
- 283 L
- 196 L fridge + 87 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.05
- Annual electricity use
- 330 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $109 / year
- $9.08 / month · $1,089 over 10 years
35% more electricity than the median of 55 comparable 200–299 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (244 kWh a year). It uses less than 2% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $28 a year more than the median, $284 over 10 years.
Uses 30% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (469 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 bottom-mount fridge 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.
Chiq CBM280NB running cost
- Per month
- $9.08
- Per year
- $109
- 5 years
- $545
- 10 years
- $1,089
330 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
- 283 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 196 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 87 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 351 L
- freezer compartment
- 87 L gross, 166 L net
- fresh food compartment
- 196 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 283 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RB6018BRV269 L132 kWh/yr | 7 | $44 | |
| V-zug CCO6T-51149282 L173 kWh/yr | 6 | $57 | |
| Liebherr ICNh 5103253 L175 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $58 | |
| Liebherr ICNh5103253 L175 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $58 | |
| Miele KFNS 7784 D254 L175 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $58 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CBM280NB
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogue 352304 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 283 L | 3 | 330 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SRL304NW 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 280 L | 3 | 335 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| V-zug CCO6T-51149 same capacity, same door count | 282 L | 6 | 173 | same capacity, same door count |
| Whirlpool WB3260IUXX 3% larger, same door count | 290 L | 5.5 | 195 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Whirlpool WB3260IUBL 3% larger, same door count | 290 L | 5.5 | 195 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Eurotech 352293 4% larger, same door count | 293 L | 5 | 226 | 4% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 283 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CBM283NW5E283 L200 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $66 | |
| Chiq CBM280NB5E283 L200 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $66 |
Compare CBM280NB with another fridge
Chiq CBM280NB specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 595 mm
- Height
- 1,520 mm
- Depth
- 671 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 330 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.054
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 469 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.939
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Chiq model numbers starting with CBM28N
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBM28*N**5E | ARF3385 | 5.5 | 200 | 18 July 2029 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF4121
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4121
- GEMS registration id
- 181315
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 23 October 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CBM28*N**
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 6
- GEMS group
- Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted 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 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with one or two doors
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.