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Side-by-side fridge freezer ยท 2 doors
Konka KRF-454W Fridge
Konka KRF-454W is a 450 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0969).
- Total capacity
- 450 L
- 270 L fridge + 180 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.11
- Annual electricity use
- 372 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $123 / year
- $10.23 / month ยท $1,228 over 10 years
Only 2 comparable registrations in this size and type group, so no percentile is shown.
Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (523 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh ร 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Konka KRF-454W running cost
- Per month
- $10.23
- Per year
- $123
- 5 years
- $614
- 10 years
- $1,228
372 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
- 450 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 270 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 180 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 591 L
- fresh food compartment
- 270 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 180 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.
Fridges similar to the Konka KRF-454W
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midea 353483 2% larger, same door count | 460 L | 3 | 470 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Midea 353484 2% larger, same door count | 460 L | 3 | 470 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KATFSBS503B 12% larger, similar star rating | 503 L | 3.5 | 437 | 12% larger, similar star rating |
| Kogan KATFSBS503A 12% larger, similar star rating | 503 L | 3.5 | 437 | 12% larger, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 450 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Konka KRF-454W specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- 780 mm
- Height
- 1,735 mm
- Depth
- 713 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 372 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.110
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 523 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.629
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0969
- GEMS registration id
- 176726
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- โ
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 5S (frost-free fridge freezer, side by side)
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.