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Chiq CSR120DW Fridge
Chiq CSR120DW is a 126 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3201).
- Total capacity
- 126 L
- 126 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.08
- Annual electricity use
- 133 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $44 / year
- $3.66 / month · $439 over 10 years
27% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 12% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $9 a year more than the median, $92 over 10 years.
Uses 38% 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 CSR120DW running cost
- Per month
- $3.66
- Per year
- $44
- 5 years
- $219
- 10 years
- $439
133 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
- 126 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 126 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 126 L
- fresh food compartment
- 126 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 126 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 FAB10H***6135 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 CSR120DW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega OBFD127BX same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 127 L | 2.5 | 155 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Konka KR-132 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 127 L | 3.5 | 117 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OBFD127B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 127 L | 2.5 | 155 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Dometic NRX1130 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 126 L | 1 | 210 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky CKK130-167-AU-HU.1 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 130 L | 3.5 | 120 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Sheffield PLA123F 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 2.5 | 145 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky CKK130-264-BK-AU-HU.1 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 130 L | 3.5 | 120 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nce NCE126EU 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 3 | 133 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 126 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSR120DW specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 545 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 566 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 133 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.076
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 214 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.056
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3201
- GEMS registration id
- 156772
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 September 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.