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Living & CO TWL41 Fridge
Living & CO TWL41 is a 41 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0901).
- Total capacity
- 41 L
- 41 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.54
- Annual electricity use
- 86 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $28 / year
- $2.36 / month · $284 over 10 years
18% less electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 87% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $6 a year less than the median, $63 over 10 years.
Uses 56% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (197 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.
Living & CO TWL41 running cost
- Per month
- $2.36
- Per year
- $28
- 5 years
- $142
- 10 years
- $284
86 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
- 41 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 41 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 41 L
- fresh food compartment
- 41 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 41 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF40UW242 L78 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 | |
| Hisense HRBF4645 L80 kWh/yr | 4 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the Living & CO TWL41
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TBF41SMAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 41 L | 3.5 | 86 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TBF41BMAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 41 L | 3.5 | 86 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF40UW2 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 42 L | 4 | 78 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky CKK43-262-BK-AU.1 5% larger, same door count, similar external size | 43 L | 2.5 | 98 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky CKK43-207-AU-HU.1 5% larger, same door count, similar external size | 43 L | 2.5 | 98 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRBF46 10% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 4 | 80 | 10% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Iceland 354045 10% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 45 L | 3 | 97 | 10% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Germanica GR48LTBF 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 43 L | 3 | 95 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 41 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Living & CO TWL41 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 440 mm
- Height
- 510 mm
- Depth
- 470 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 86 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.535
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 197 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.098
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Living & CO model numbers starting with TWL41
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWL413 (FC2-541D) | ZRF0883 | 4 | 328 | n/a |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0901
- GEMS registration id
- 165250
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- 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
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. Manufacturer: homa.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.