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Bar fridge · 2 doors
Fhiaba UCB601TPA Fridge
Fhiaba UCB601TPA is a 143 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4120).
- Total capacity
- 143 L
- 143 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.58
- Annual electricity use
- 154 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $51 / year
- $4.24 / month · $508 over 10 years
47% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 4% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $16 a year more than the median, $162 over 10 years.
Uses 40% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (258 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.
Fhiaba UCB601TPA running cost
- Per month
- $4.24
- Per year
- $51
- 5 years
- $254
- 10 years
- $508
154 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
- 143 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 143 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 143 L
- fresh food compartment
- 143 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 143 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L52 kWh/yr | 8 | $17 | |
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Chiq CCF142WE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Chiq CCF141BE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L78 kWh/yr | 6 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the Fhiaba UCB601TPA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esatto ECF143B3 same capacity, similar external size | 143 L | 5.5 | 86 | same capacity, similar external size |
| Seiki SC-150AU8CH same capacity, similar external size | 143 L | 5 | 95 | same capacity, similar external size |
| Inalto ICF142B2 same capacity, similar external size | 143 L | 5 | 95 | same capacity, similar external size |
| Hisense HRCF146 1% larger, similar external size | 145 L | 6 | 78 | 1% larger, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM143LICFB same capacity | 143 L | 5 | 95 | same capacity |
| Kogan KAM143LICFD same capacity | 143 L | 5 | 95 | same capacity |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 143 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Fhiaba models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba UCB601TGMXA143 L132 kWh/yr | 3 | $44 | |
| Fhiaba UCB601TGM*A143 L132 kWh/yr | 3 | $44 |
Compare UCB601TPA with another fridge
Fhiaba UCB601TPA specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 598 mm
- Height
- 865 mm
- Depth
- 572 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 154 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.578
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 258 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.077
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF4120
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4120
- GEMS registration id
- 179238
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- UCB60*TPA
- 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.