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Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) · 2 doors
Mykin MBF91* Fridge
Mykin MBF91* is a 87 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3761).
- Total capacity
- 87 L
- 61 L fridge + 26 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.00
- Annual electricity use
- 207 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $68 / year
- $5.69 / month · $683 over 10 years
2% more electricity than the median of 30 comparable Under 200 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (204 kWh a year). It uses less than 13% of them.
Uses 31% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (299 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 fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) 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.
Mykin MBF91* running cost
- Per month
- $5.69
- Per year
- $68
- 5 years
- $342
- 10 years
- $683
207 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
- 87 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 61 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 26 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 107 L
- two-star compartment
- 4 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 61 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 22 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 87 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CTM08***86 L167 kWh/yr | 3 | $55 | |
| Chiq CTM086DW86 L167 kWh/yr | 3 | $55 | |
| Robinhood RHUTMF85W85 L184 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $61 | |
| Kogan KAH085LTMFD85 L184 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $61 | |
| Kogan KAH085LTMFE85 L184 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $61 |
Fridges similar to the Mykin MBF91*
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inalto IBF91B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 87 L | 2 | 207 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRT134FGF09AP same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 87 L | 2 | 207 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Solt GGSBF91W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 87 L | 2 | 207 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Solt GGSBF91 Series same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 87 L | 2 | 207 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto IBF91W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 87 L | 2 | 207 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MERT134FGF30AP same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 87 L | 2 | 207 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM87LTMSFD same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 87 L | 2 | 207 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM87LTMSFE same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 87 L | 2 | 207 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 87 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Mykin MBF91* specifications
- Type
- Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 470 mm
- Height
- 837 mm
- Depth
- 492 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 207 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.003
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 299 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.942
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3761
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3761
- GEMS registration id
- 174481
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 November 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- MBF91*
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 4
- GEMS group
- Group 4: refrigerator-freezer, cyclic-defrost fresh food compartment, manual-defrost freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 4 (fridge freezer with a manual-defrost freezer)
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.