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Liebherr URPh 3650 Fridge
Liebherr URPh 3650 is a 117 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0945).
- Total capacity
- 117 L
- 117 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.20
- Annual electricity use
- 85 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $28 / year
- $2.34 / month ยท $281 over 10 years
19% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 88% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $66 over 10 years.
Uses 71% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (291 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh ร 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 URPh 3650 running cost
- Per month
- $2.34
- Per year
- $28
- 5 years
- $140
- 10 years
- $281
85 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
- 117 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 117 L
- Frozen storage volume
- โ
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 117 L
- fresh food compartment
- 117 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 117 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $27 |
Fridges similar to the Liebherr URPh 3650
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heller HBF117 series same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 117 L | 4.5 | 97 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Heller HBF117SS same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 117 L | 4.5 | 97 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Artusi AFR115B/1 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 117 L | 4.5 | 97 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Living & CO BC-125SF-F-53H same capacity, same door count | 117 L | 3 | 130 | same capacity, same door count |
| Mistral MBF117RB same capacity, same door count | 117 L | 3 | 130 | same capacity, same door count |
| Mistral MBF117RB-F same capacity, same door count | 117 L | 3 | 130 | same capacity, same door count |
| TECO TBF121WMVBH 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TBF121BMVBH 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 117 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Liebherr URPh 3650 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- 596 mm
- Height
- 819 mm
- Depth
- 545 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 85 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.196
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 291 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.726
- Country of manufacture
- Germany
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0945
- GEMS registration id
- 171647
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- โ
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic defrost
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- 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.