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Bar fridge · 1 door
Haier HCF194W Fridge
Haier HCF194W is a 194 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3462).
- Total capacity
- 194 L
- 194 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.37
- Annual electricity use
- 100 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $33 / year
- $2.75 / month · $330 over 10 years
5% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 53% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year less than the median, $17 over 10 years.
Uses 56% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (225 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.
Haier HCF194W running cost
- Per month
- $2.75
- Per year
- $33
- 5 years
- $165
- 10 years
- $330
100 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
- 194 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 194 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 194 L
- fresh food compartment
- 194 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 194 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF195W197 L71 kWh/yr | 7 | $23 | |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA198 L72 kWh/yr | 7 | $24 | |
| Kogan KAM198LICFE198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 | |
| Kogan KAM198LICFA198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 | |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 |
Fridges similar to the Haier HCF194W
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midea MERC280FZF01APE 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-198CHE.1 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF198BE 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 6 | 88 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCF199WE 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 6 | 88 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| LG GU-B194PL same capacity, same door count | 194 L | 3.5 | 145 | same capacity, same door count |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 7 | 72 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAM198LICFA 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Midea MDRC284FZE01APE 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 194 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Haier HCF194W specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 820 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 555 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 100 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.369
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 225 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.515
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3462
- GEMS registration id
- 164989
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 October 2029
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.