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Husky CKK48-241-BK-AU.1 Fridge
Husky CKK48-241-BK-AU.1 is a 48 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3863).
- Total capacity
- 48 L
- 48 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.55
- Annual electricity use
- 95 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $31 / year
- $2.61 / month ยท $314 over 10 years
5% less electricity than the median of 57 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 63% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $2 a year less than the median, $17 over 10 years.
Uses 58% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (229 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 Under 200 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.
Husky CKK48-241-BK-AU.1 running cost
- Per month
- $2.61
- Per year
- $31
- 5 years
- $157
- 10 years
- $314
95 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
- 48 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 48 L
- Frozen storage volume
- โ
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 34 L
- cellar compartment
- 48 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 48 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C60S249 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $21 | |
| Dometic C60S149 L64 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $21 | |
| Kogan KAM43BEVFGE43 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $25 | |
| Kogan KAM43BEVFGF43 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $25 | |
| Inalto IBC44B44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $25 |
Fridges similar to the Husky CKK48-241-BK-AU.1
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airflo AFF046 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 48 L | 1 | 122 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Living & CO BC-47F-F-53H 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Dometic C60S2 2% larger, same door count | 49 L | 4.5 | 64 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Dometic C60S* 2% larger, same door count | 49 L | 4.5 | 64 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Stirling SBF43B 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 43 L | 3 | 95 | 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mykin MBF46B 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 43 L | 3 | 95 | 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mykin MBF46S 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 43 L | 3 | 95 | 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Living & CO HS-65L 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 43 L | 3 | 95 | 10% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 48 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare CKK48-241-BK-AU.1 with another fridge
Husky CKK48-241-BK-AU.1 specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- โ
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- 430 mm
- Height
- 510 mm
- Depth
- 460 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 95 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.548
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 229 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.771
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3863
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3863
- GEMS registration id
- 177151
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- SC-46.1
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- 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 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: husky-international.com. How the derived figures are calculated.