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Bar fridge · 1 door
Liebherr UBCgb 3631 Fridge
Liebherr UBCgb 3631 is a 111 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3997).
- Total capacity
- 111 L
- 111 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.88
- Annual electricity use
- 132 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $44 / year
- $3.63 / month · $436 over 10 years
26% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 14% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $9 a year more than the median, $89 over 10 years.
Uses 47% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (249 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.
Liebherr UBCgb 3631 running cost
- Per month
- $3.63
- Per year
- $44
- 5 years
- $218
- 10 years
- $436
132 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
- 111 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 111 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 111 L
- fresh food compartment
- 111 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 111 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $27 | |
| Solt GGSCF99W99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Kogan KAM99LCHFZ*99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Kogan KAM99LCHFZD99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 | |
| Stirling STR-CF99RM99 L83 kWh/yr | 5 | $27 |
Fridges similar to the Liebherr UBCgb 3631
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhino MSL110 R same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 110 L | 4 | 105 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Schmick MSL110 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 110 L | 4 | 105 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Schmick MSL110 S same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 110 L | 4 | 105 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Dometic NRX1115 2% larger, same door count | 113 L | 1 | 200 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Mistral MBF117RW-F 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 117 L | 3 | 130 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele Dreams - Cool M 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 105 L | 3 | 123 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 111 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Liebherr models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr UORpr 3661107 L132 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $44 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $28 |
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Liebherr UBCgb 3631 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 597 mm
- Height
- 819 mm
- Depth
- 564 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 132 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.883
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 249 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.189
- Country of manufacture
- Austria
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3997
- GEMS registration id
- 180182
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 June 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- 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 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. Manufacturer: liebherr.com. How the derived figures are calculated.