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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 4 doors
Hisense HRCD615TBW Fridge
Hisense HRCD615TBW is a 615 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3666).
- Total capacity
- 615 L
- 349 L fridge + 266 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 497 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $164 / year
- $13.67 / month · $1,640 over 10 years
21% more electricity than the median of 9 comparable 600–699 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (412 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $28 a year more than the median, $281 over 10 years.
Uses 10% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (555 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 600–699 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) 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 HRCD615TBW running cost
- Per month
- $13.67
- Per year
- $164
- 5 years
- $820
- 10 years
- $1,640
497 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
- 615 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 349 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 266 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 786 L
- two-star compartment
- 129 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 121 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 349 L gross
- zero-star compartment
- 16 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 615 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650F Series582 L297 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $98 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650F/S/T/R582 L297 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $98 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620Q PV series627 L364 kWh/yr | 5 | $120 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QZPVG1627 L364 kWh/yr | 5 | $120 | |
| Haier HRF680YS623 L376 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $124 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRCD615TBW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNTVD1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 606 L | 4.5 | 408 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNTVX1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 606 L | 4.5 | 408 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCD601NBS 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 601 L | 4.5 | 391 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCD596NS 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 601 L | 4.5 | 391 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HRF680YS 1% larger, same door count | 623 L | 4.5 | 376 | 1% larger, same door count |
| Haier HRF680YPS 1% larger, same door count | 623 L | 4.5 | 376 | 1% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 615 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Hisense models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCD615TBWV615 L497 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $164 | |
| Hisense HRCD640TBW640 L412 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $136 |
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Hisense HRCD615TBW specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- Yes
- Width
- 912 mm
- Height
- 1,785 mm
- Depth
- 725 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 497 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.507
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 555 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.632
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Hisense model numbers starting with HRCD615TBW
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRCD615TBWV | ARF3665 | 3.5 | 497 | 19 August 2030 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3666
- GEMS registration id
- 172151
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 19 August 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 5
- GEMS group
- Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-mounted freezer
- 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 cooled appliance by the registrant
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.