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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Mykin MUL237* Fridge
Mykin MUL237* is a 230 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3759).
- Total capacity
- 230 L
- 230 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.12
- Annual electricity use
- 205 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $68 / year
- $5.64 / month · $677 over 10 years
58% more electricity than the median of 52 comparable 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 6% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $25 a year more than the median, $248 over 10 years.
Uses 12% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (233 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 200–299 L fridge without a separate 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 MUL237* running cost
- Per month
- $5.64
- Per year
- $68
- 5 years
- $338
- 10 years
- $677
205 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
- 230 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 230 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 230 L
- fresh food compartment
- 230 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 230 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
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Fridges similar to the Mykin MUL237*
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esatto EUL237S same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 230 L | 2 | 205 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Anko AUL237W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 230 L | 2 | 205 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TAF230WMPCM same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 230 L | 2 | 205 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto EUL237 Series same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 230 L | 2 | 205 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-237VWH.1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 230 L | 2 | 205 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Anko AUL237S same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 230 L | 2 | 205 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRU327FGF01AP same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 230 L | 2 | 205 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSR240DBS 5% larger, same door count, similar external size | 241 L | 4.5 | 130 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 230 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Mykin MUL237* specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 550 mm
- Height
- 1,420 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 205 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.117
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 233 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.891
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3759
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3759
- GEMS registration id
- 174482
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 November 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- MUL237*
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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 of 200 L or more
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.