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Bar fridge · 1 door
Inalto IBF129 series Fridge
Inalto IBF129 series is a 123 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2938).
- Total capacity
- 123 L
- 123 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.53
- Annual electricity use
- 147 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $49 / year
- $4.04 / month · $485 over 10 years
40% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 7% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $14 a year more than the median, $139 over 10 years.
Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (218 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.
Inalto IBF129 series running cost
- Per month
- $4.04
- Per year
- $49
- 5 years
- $243
- 10 years
- $485
147 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
- 123 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 123 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 123 L
- fresh food compartment
- 123 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 123 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRBL6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRPB6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $27 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $28 |
Fridges similar to the Inalto IBF129 series
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living & CO HS-160RNW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Thermaster DC-122Q same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2 | 160 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MERD181FGF30AP same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRD181FGF01AP same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 123 L | 2.5 | 147 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Sheffield PLA123BLK same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 2.5 | 145 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Sheffield PLA123F same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 2.5 | 145 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nce NCE126EU same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 3 | 133 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF130UW 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 3 | 132 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 123 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Inalto IBF129 series specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 501 mm
- Height
- 860 mm
- Depth
- 540 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 147 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.527
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 218 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.195
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF2938
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2938
- GEMS registration id
- 150432
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 10 October 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- IBF129 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.