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Bar fridge · 1 door
Chiq CCF141BE Fridge
Chiq CCF141BE is a 142 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3626).
- Total capacity
- 142 L
- 142 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.06
- Annual electricity use
- 77 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $25 / year
- $2.12 / month · $254 over 10 years
27% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 97% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $9 a year less than the median, $92 over 10 years.
Uses 64% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (214 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.
Chiq CCF141BE running cost
- Per month
- $2.12
- Per year
- $25
- 5 years
- $127
- 10 years
- $254
77 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
- 142 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 142 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 142 L
- fresh food compartment
- 142 L gross, 166 L net
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 142 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L52 kWh/yr | 8 | $17 | |
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CCF141BE
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCF146 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 145 L | 6 | 78 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto ICF142W2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 5 | 94 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky HUS-142CHE.1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 5 | 94 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Anko ACF142W2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 5 | 94 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Esatto ECF142W2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 5 | 94 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Esatto ECF143B3 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 143 L | 5.5 | 86 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF137W 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 137 L | 5 | 85 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 142 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CCF145BE146 L78 kWh/yr | 6 | $26 |
Compare CCF141BE with another fridge
Chiq CCF141BE specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 635 mm
- Height
- 835 mm
- Depth
- 556 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 77 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.057
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 214 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.542
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Chiq model numbers starting with CCF14E
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF14**E | ARF4176 | 6 | 78 | 9 September 2031 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3626
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3626
- GEMS registration id
- 170681
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 July 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CCF14**E
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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 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.