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Bar fridge · 1 door
Haier HRF130U series Fridge
Haier HRF130U series is a 129 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3599).
A newer registration of this model exists: ARF4077.
- Total capacity
- 129 L
- 129 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.56
- 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 54% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (215 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 HRF130U series 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
- 129 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 129 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 129 L
- fresh food compartment
- 129 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 129 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 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRDIT6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the Haier HRF130U series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky CKK130-265-WH-AU-HU.1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 130 L | 3.5 | 120 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky BC-130.1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 130 L | 3.5 | 120 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Konka KR-132 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 127 L | 3.5 | 117 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Omega OBFD127X 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 127 L | 2.5 | 155 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Omega OBFD127B 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 127 L | 2.5 | 155 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CSR120DW 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 126 L | 3 | 133 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Dometic NRX1130 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 126 L | 1 | 210 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Trade Tested 922002 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 4 | 108 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 129 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare HRF130U series with another fridge
Haier HRF130U series specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 545 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 562 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 100 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.557
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 215 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.775
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Haier model numbers starting with HRF130USERIES
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRF130U Series | ARF4077 | 3 | 132 | 15 August 2031 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3599
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3599
- GEMS registration id
- 169710
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 June 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HRF130U series
- 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.