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Haier HVF275D series Fridge
Haier HVF275D series is a 276 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3606).
- Total capacity
- 276 L
- 276 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.29
- Annual electricity use
- 97 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $32 / year
- $2.67 / month ยท $320 over 10 years
25% less electricity than the median of 52 comparable 200โ299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 96% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $11 a year less than the median, $109 over 10 years.
Uses 67% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (294 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh ร 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 200โ299 L fridge without a separate freezer 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 HVF275D series running cost
- Per month
- $2.67
- Per year
- $32
- 5 years
- $160
- 10 years
- $320
97 kWh ร 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
- 276 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 276 L
- Frozen storage volume
- โ
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 276 L
- fresh food compartment
- 276 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 276 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF300W300 L82 kWh/yr | 7 | $27 | |
| Hisense HRCF301300 L86 kWh/yr | 7 | $28 | |
| Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L87 kWh/yr | 7 | $29 |
Fridges similar to the Haier HVF275D series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa CASAFI281* same capacity, same door count | 276 L | 2 | 230 | same capacity, same door count |
| Casa CASAFI281B same capacity, same door count | 276 L | 2 | 230 | same capacity, same door count |
| Artusi AINT5100 1% larger, same door count | 280 L | 2 | 227 | 1% larger, same door count |
| V-zug CO4T-51140 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 291 L | 5.5 | 110 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Liebherr IRBh 5170 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 293 L | 6 | 106 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| V-zug CO4T-51124 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Liebherr IRBh 5120 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele KS 7743 E 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 276 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Haier HVF275D series specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 1,775 mm
- Depth
- 742 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 97 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.295
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 294 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.351
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3606
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3606
- GEMS registration id
- 169761
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 June 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HVF275D series
- 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 of 200 L or more
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.