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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Haier HRF115U series Fridge
Haier HRF115U series is a 114 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3601).
- Total capacity
- 114 L
- 100 L fridge + 14 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.50
- Annual electricity use
- 124 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $41 / year
- $3.41 / month · $409 over 10 years
24% more electricity than the median of 57 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 25% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $8 a year more than the median, $79 over 10 years.
Uses 61% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (321 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) 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 HRF115U series running cost
- Per month
- $3.41
- Per year
- $41
- 5 years
- $205
- 10 years
- $409
124 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
- 114 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 100 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 14 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 125 L
- fresh food compartment
- 100 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 14 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 114 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TBF115GBAH115 L97 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $32 |
Fridges similar to the Haier HRF115U series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TBF115GBAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 115 L | 3.5 | 97 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HBC130 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 115 L | 1 | 160 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Ilve ILBC142 2% larger, same door count | 116 L | 2 | 130 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Artusi AOFDZ127X 4% larger, same door count | 119 L | 2 | 132 | 4% larger, same door count |
| Artusi AUBF620X 11% larger | 127 L | 1 | 160 | 11% larger |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 114 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare HRF115U series with another fridge
Haier HRF115U series specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 545 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 562 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 124 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.504
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 321 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.992
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3601
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3601
- GEMS registration id
- 169709
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 June 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HRF115U series
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- 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 cooled appliance by the registrant
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.