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Hisense HRBF126-Series Fridge
Hisense HRBF126-Series is a 124 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3512).
- Total capacity
- 124 L
- 124 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.00
- Annual electricity use
- 110 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $36 / year
- $3.03 / month · $363 over 10 years
5% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 37% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year more than the median, $17 over 10 years.
Uses 50% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (219 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.
Hisense HRBF126-Series running cost
- Per month
- $3.03
- Per year
- $36
- 5 years
- $182
- 10 years
- $363
110 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
- 124 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 124 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 124 L
- fresh food compartment
- 124 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 124 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Smeg FAB10HLWH6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRWH6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $27 | |
| Haier HCF137W137 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $28 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRBF126-Series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSR125DW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 125 L | 3.5 | 121 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSR12*D** same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 125 L | 3.5 | 121 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHBFD121W 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 744116 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHBFD121X 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 744125 Family 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto EBF124W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM124LIBF* same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 124 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Hisense HRBF126-Series specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 475 mm
- Height
- 820 mm
- Depth
- 555 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 110 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.003
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 219 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.887
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3512
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3512
- GEMS registration id
- 166331
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 30 January 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- HRBF126-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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.