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Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) · 2 doors
Heller HFF132B Fridge
Heller HFF132B is a 132 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3431).
- Total capacity
- 132 L
- 98 L fridge + 34 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.68
- Annual electricity use
- 183 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $60 / year
- $5.03 / month · $604 over 10 years
10% less electricity than the median of 30 comparable Under 200 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (204 kWh a year). It uses less than 83% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $69 over 10 years.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (328 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 fridge freezer (manual-defrost 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.
Heller HFF132B running cost
- Per month
- $5.03
- Per year
- $60
- 5 years
- $302
- 10 years
- $604
183 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
- 132 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 98 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 34 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 159 L
- freezer compartment
- 34 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 98 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.
Fridges similar to the Heller HFF132B
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurotech ED-RF132 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 125 L | 3 | 204 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Imprasio IMTMF125SS 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 125 L | 3 | 204 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RF132WH 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 125 L | 3 | 204 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH125LTMFB 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 125 L | 3 | 204 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH125LTMFE 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 125 L | 3 | 204 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Dometic RUC5308X 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 145 L | 3 | 199 | 10% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CTM118DW 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 118 L | 3 | 198 | 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky HUSRET135WHHU 11% smaller, same door count | 118 L | 2 | 205 | 11% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 132 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Heller HFF132B specifications
- Type
- Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 450 mm
- Height
- 1,250 mm
- Depth
- 490 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 183 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.684
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 328 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.153
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3431
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3431
- GEMS registration id
- 164371
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 12 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HFF132 series
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 4
- GEMS group
- Group 4: refrigerator-freezer, cyclic-defrost fresh food compartment, manual-defrost freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 4 (fridge freezer with a manual-defrost freezer)
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. Manufacturer: chinahuacai.com. How the derived figures are calculated.