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Bar fridge · 1 door
Crossray Infrared Bbq FRIDGE-SGL-B Fridge
Crossray Infrared Bbq FRIDGE-SGL-B is a 63 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3906).
- Total capacity
- 63 L
- 63 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 1.5
- Star rating index 1.52
- Annual electricity use
- 144 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $48 / year
- $3.96 / month · $475 over 10 years
37% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 11% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $13 a year more than the median, $129 over 10 years.
Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (204 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.
Crossray Infrared Bbq FRIDGE-SGL-B running cost
- Per month
- $3.96
- Per year
- $48
- 5 years
- $238
- 10 years
- $475
144 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
- 63 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 63 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 63 L
- fresh food compartment
- 63 L gross
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 63 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmick HUS-BC70B-RET70 L90 kWh/yr | 4 | $30 | |
| Kogan KAM65LBRSFC65 L98 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $32 | |
| Mykin MBF69 series65 L98 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $32 | |
| Kogan KAM65LBRSFD65 L98 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $32 | |
| Mykin MBF69S65 L98 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $32 |
Fridges similar to the Crossray Infrared Bbq FRIDGE-SGL-B
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasmate 63 series same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 63 L | 1.5 | 144 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Gasmate BFR63 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 63 L | 1.5 | 144 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HBF69 series 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 67 L | 3 | 109 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Heller HBF69B 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 67 L | 3 | 109 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Konka KR-70 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 67 L | 3 | 109 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM65LBRSFA 3% larger, same door count | 65 L | 3.5 | 98 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Mykin MBF69S 3% larger, same door count | 65 L | 3.5 | 98 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAM65LBRSFE 3% larger, same door count | 65 L | 3.5 | 98 | 3% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 63 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Crossray Infrared Bbq FRIDGE-SGL-B specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 436 mm
- Height
- 694 mm
- Depth
- 520 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 144 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.520
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 204 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.286
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3906
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3906
- GEMS registration id
- 178948
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 19 April 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- FRIDGE-SGL
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.