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Bar fridge · 1 door
Dometic NRX1115 Fridge
Dometic NRX1115 is a 113 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3187).
- Total capacity
- 113 L
- 105 L fridge + 8 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 1
- Star rating index 0.93
- Annual electricity use
- 200 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $66 / year
- $5.50 / month · $660 over 10 years
91% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 1% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $31 a year more than the median, $314 over 10 years.
Uses 43% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (351 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.
Dometic NRX1115 running cost
- Per month
- $5.50
- Per year
- $66
- 5 years
- $330
- 10 years
- $660
200 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
- 113 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 105 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 8 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 117 L
- fresh food compartment
- 105 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 8 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 113 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $27 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $28 | |
| Artusi AFR115B/1117 L97 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $32 | |
| Heller HBF117SS117 L97 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $32 | |
| Heller HBF117117 L97 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $32 |
Fridges similar to the Dometic NRX1115
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr UBCgb 3631 2% smaller, same door count | 111 L | 2.5 | 132 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Schmick MSL110 S 3% smaller, same door count | 110 L | 4 | 105 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Schmick MSL110 3% smaller, same door count | 110 L | 4 | 105 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Rhino MSL110 R 3% smaller, same door count | 110 L | 4 | 105 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Artusi AFR115B/1 4% larger, same door count | 117 L | 4.5 | 97 | 4% larger, same door count |
| Heller HBF117 series 4% larger, same door count | 117 L | 4.5 | 97 | 4% larger, same door count |
| Heller HBF117SS 4% larger, same door count | 117 L | 4.5 | 97 | 4% larger, same door count |
| Liebherr URPh 3650 4% larger, same door count | 117 L | 5 | 85 | 4% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 113 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Dometic NRX1115 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 525 mm
- Height
- 753 mm
- Depth
- 568 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 200 kWh
- Star rating index
- 0.930
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 351 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.704
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3187
- GEMS registration id
- 155889
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 August 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 3
- GEMS group
- Group 3: refrigerator with a short-term frozen food 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.