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Bar fridge · 1 door
Hisense HRBF179B Fridge
Hisense HRBF179B is a 179 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2734).
- Total capacity
- 179 L
- 156 L fridge + 23 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.53
- Annual electricity use
- 172 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $57 / year
- $4.73 / month · $568 over 10 years
64% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 2% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $22 a year more than the median, $221 over 10 years.
Uses 27% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (237 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 HRBF179B running cost
- Per month
- $4.73
- Per year
- $57
- 5 years
- $284
- 10 years
- $568
172 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
- 179 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 156 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 23 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 182 L
- fresh food compartment
- 156 L gross
- zero-star compartment
- 23 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 179 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF195W197 L71 kWh/yr | 7 | $23 | |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA198 L72 kWh/yr | 7 | $24 | |
| Midea MDRC284FZE01APE198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 | |
| Kogan KAM198LICFA198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 | |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRBF179B
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour HBRKBC185X 3% larger, same door count | 185 L | 1.5 | 208 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Chiq CSH166NW 7% smaller, same door count | 166 L | 5 | 100 | 7% smaller, same door count |
| Chiq CSH164NBS 7% smaller, same door count | 166 L | 5 | 100 | 7% smaller, same door count |
| Haier HCF194W 8% larger, same door count | 194 L | 5 | 100 | 8% larger, same door count |
| LG GU-B194PL 8% larger, same door count | 194 L | 3.5 | 145 | 8% larger, same door count |
| Haier HCF200FI 9% larger, same door count | 195 L | 4 | 125 | 9% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAM198LICFE 11% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 11% larger, same door count |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA 11% larger, same door count | 198 L | 7 | 72 | 11% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 179 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare HRBF179B with another fridge
Hisense HRBF179B specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 515 mm
- Height
- 1,229 mm
- Depth
- 514 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 172 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.527
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 237 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.944
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF2734
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2734
- GEMS registration id
- 142417
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 October 2026
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- HRBF179 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.