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Bar fridge · 1 door
Chiq CSH164NBS Fridge
Chiq CSH164NBS is a 166 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3398).
- Total capacity
- 166 L
- 166 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.05
- Annual electricity use
- 100 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $33 / year
- $2.75 / month · $330 over 10 years
5% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 53% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year less than the median, $17 over 10 years.
Uses 63% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (269 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 CSH164NBS running cost
- Per month
- $2.75
- Per year
- $33
- 5 years
- $165
- 10 years
- $330
100 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
- 166 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 166 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 166 L
- fresh food compartment
- 166 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 166 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R/L152 L90 kWh/yr | 5 | $30 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R/R152 L90 kWh/yr | 5 | $30 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSH164NBS
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R/L 8% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 152 L | 5 | 90 | 8% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEU2450R Series 8% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 152 L | 5 | 90 | 8% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRBF179R 8% larger, same door count | 179 L | 2.5 | 172 | 8% larger, same door count |
| Hisense HRBC140 8% smaller, same door count | 153 L | 2.5 | 160 | 8% smaller, same door count |
| Harbour HBRKBC185X 11% larger, same door count | 185 L | 1.5 | 208 | 11% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 166 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH164NBS5166 L100 kWh/yr | 5 | $33 | |
| Chiq CSH166NW5166 L100 kWh/yr | 5 | $33 |
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Chiq CSH164NBS specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 547 mm
- Height
- 1,448 mm
- Depth
- 599 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 100 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.048
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 269 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.602
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Chiq model numbers starting with CSH16N
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSH16*N**5 | ARF4187 | 5 | 100 | 13 September 2031 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3398
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3398
- GEMS registration id
- 163102
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSH16*N**
- 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.