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Konka KR-70 Fridge
Konka KR-70 is a 67 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3861).
- Total capacity
- 67 L
- 67 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.01
- Annual electricity use
- 109 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $36 / year
- $3.00 / month · $360 over 10 years
4% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 38% of them.
Uses 48% 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-70 running cost
- Per month
- $3.00
- Per year
- $36
- 5 years
- $180
- 10 years
- $360
109 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
- 67 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 67 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 67 L
- fresh food compartment
- 67 L gross, 67 L net
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 67 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmick HUS-BC70B-RET70 L90 kWh/yr | 4 | $30 | |
| TECO TBF75*MVBH75 L92 kWh/yr | 4 | $30 | |
| TECO TBF75WMVBH75 L92 kWh/yr | 4 | $30 | |
| Kogan KAM65LBRSFF65 L98 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $32 | |
| Mykin MBF69 series65 L98 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $32 |
Fridges similar to the Konka KR-70
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heller HBF69 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 67 L | 3 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HBF69B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 67 L | 3 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM65LBRSFA 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 65 L | 3.5 | 98 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mykin MBF69S 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 65 L | 3.5 | 98 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mykin MBF69W 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 65 L | 3.5 | 98 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM65LBRSF* 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 65 L | 3.5 | 98 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Gasmate BFR63 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 63 L | 1.5 | 144 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Gasmate SW-63 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 63 L | 1.5 | 144 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 67 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Konka KR-70 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 453 mm
- Height
- 690 mm
- Depth
- 425 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 109 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.015
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 210 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.627
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3861
- GEMS registration id
- 177935
- 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.