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Bar fridge · 1 door
Chiq CSR12*D** Fridge
Chiq CSR12*D** is a 125 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4115).
- Total capacity
- 125 L
- 125 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.54
- Annual electricity use
- 121 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $40 / year
- $3.33 / month · $399 over 10 years
15% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 31% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $5 a year more than the median, $53 over 10 years.
Uses 45% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (219 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 CSR12*D** running cost
- Per month
- $3.33
- Per year
- $40
- 5 years
- $200
- 10 years
- $399
121 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
- 125 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 125 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 125 L
- fresh food compartment
- 125 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 125 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRDIT6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRCR6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $27 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $28 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSR12*D**
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRBF125 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 125 L | 2.5 | 148 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRBF125 Series same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 125 L | 2.5 | 148 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Robinhood RHBFD121X 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 744116 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Living & CO TWL 121 (DF1-153A) 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 3 | 132 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 744125 Family 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHBFD121W 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 125 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CRSR125DB125 L121 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $40 |
Compare CSR12*D** with another fridge
Chiq CSR12*D** specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 494 mm
- Height
- 847 mm
- Depth
- 551 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 121 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.538
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 219 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.968
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4115
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4115
- GEMS registration id
- 181316
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSR12*D**
- 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.