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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Smeg FAB5R**5AU Fridge
Smeg FAB5R**5AU is a 34 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4152).
- Total capacity
- 34 L
- 34 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.91
- Annual electricity use
- 68 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $22 / year
- $1.87 / month · $224 over 10 years
32% less electricity than the median of 57 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 86% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $11 a year less than the median, $106 over 10 years.
Uses 70% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (226 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) 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.
Smeg FAB5R**5AU running cost
- Per month
- $1.87
- Per year
- $22
- 5 years
- $112
- 10 years
- $224
68 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
- 34 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 34 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 24 L
- cellar compartment
- 34 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 34 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C40S233 L47 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $16 | |
| Dometic C40G233 L64 kWh/yr | 4 | $21 |
Fridges similar to the Smeg FAB5R**5AU
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dometic C40G2 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 33 L | 4 | 64 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Dometic C40S2 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 33 L | 5.5 | 47 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 34 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare FAB5R**5AU with another fridge
Smeg FAB5R**5AU specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 404 mm
- Height
- 569 mm
- Depth
- 740 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 68 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.908
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 226 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.800
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Other model numbers on registration ARF4152
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4152
- GEMS registration id
- 181119
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- FAB5R**5AU
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- 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 cooled appliance by the registrant
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. How the derived figures are calculated.