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Konka KR-132 Fridge
Konka KR-132 is a 127 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3860).
- Total capacity
- 127 L
- 127 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.74
- Annual electricity use
- 117 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $39 / year
- $3.22 / month · $386 over 10 years
11% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 35% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $4 a year more than the median, $40 over 10 years.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (210 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.
Konka KR-132 running cost
- Per month
- $3.22
- Per year
- $39
- 5 years
- $193
- 10 years
- $386
117 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
- 127 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 127 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 127 L
- fresh food compartment
- 127 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 127 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L52 kWh/yr | 8 | $17 | |
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Chiq CCF141BE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Chiq CCF142WE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRBL6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the Konka KR-132
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSR120DW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 126 L | 3 | 133 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky CKK130-264-BK-AU-HU.1 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 130 L | 3.5 | 120 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky CKK130-167-AU-HU.1 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 130 L | 3.5 | 120 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Dometic NRX1130 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 126 L | 1 | 210 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Trade Tested 922002 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 4 | 108 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nce NCE126EU 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 3 | 133 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Trade Tested 929576 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 122 L | 4 | 108 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF130UW2 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 129 L | 4.5 | 100 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 127 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Konka KR-132 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 523 mm
- Height
- 825 mm
- Depth
- 530 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 117 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.737
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 210 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.921
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3860
- GEMS registration id
- 177938
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.