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Bar fridge · 2 doors
Chiq CSH145NW Fridge
Chiq CSH145NW is a 145 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3721).
- Total capacity
- 145 L
- 145 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.04
- Annual electricity use
- 95 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $31 / year
- $2.61 / month · $314 over 10 years
9% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 67% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $3 a year less than the median, $33 over 10 years.
Uses 63% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (259 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 CSH145NW running cost
- Per month
- $2.61
- Per year
- $31
- 5 years
- $157
- 10 years
- $314
95 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
- 145 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 145 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 145 L
- fresh food compartment
- 145 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 145 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 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Chiq CCF141BE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L78 kWh/yr | 6 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSH145NW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBID-30R 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 151 L | 4.5 | 99 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba UCB601TGMXA 1% smaller, similar external size | 143 L | 3 | 132 | 1% smaller, similar external size |
| Fhiaba UCB601TGM*A 1% smaller, similar external size | 143 L | 3 | 132 | 1% smaller, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R/L 5% larger, similar external size, similar star rating | 152 L | 5 | 90 | 5% larger, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM143LICFB 1% smaller, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 1% smaller, similar star rating |
| Esatto ECF143B3 1% smaller, similar star rating | 143 L | 5.5 | 86 | 1% smaller, similar star rating |
| Esatto ECF143B4 1% smaller, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 1% smaller, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM143LICFC 1% smaller, similar star rating | 143 L | 5 | 95 | 1% smaller, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 145 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSH145NW specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 900 mm
- Depth
- 685 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 95 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.039
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 259 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.655
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3721
- GEMS registration id
- 173653
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 October 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 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.