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Bar fridge · 1 door
TECO TAF121BMAH Fridge
TECO TAF121BMAH is a 121 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3909).
- Total capacity
- 121 L
- 121 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.00
- Annual electricity use
- 109 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $36 / year
- $3.00 / month · $360 over 10 years
4% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 38% of them.
Uses 58% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (262 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.
TECO TAF121BMAH running cost
- Per month
- $3.00
- Per year
- $36
- 5 years
- $180
- 10 years
- $360
109 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
- 121 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 121 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 121 L
- fresh food compartment
- 121 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 121 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeg FAB10HRDIT6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Smeg FAB10H***6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Chiq CSH121NBS122 L81 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $27 | |
| Liebherr URPh 3650117 L85 kWh/yr | 5 | $28 | |
| Liebherr URh3600127 L90 kWh/yr | 5 | $30 |
Fridges similar to the TECO TAF121BMAH
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAH121LBRFC same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHBFD121W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHBFD121X same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 744125 Family same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH121LBRFB same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nero 744116 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4 | 109 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 121 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other TECO models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TBF121WMVBH121 L98 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $32 | |
| TECO TBF121*MVBH121 L98 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $32 |
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TECO TAF121BMAH specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 495 mm
- Height
- 840 mm
- Depth
- 560 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 109 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.004
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 262 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.901
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3909
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3909
- GEMS registration id
- 178818
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 29 April 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- TAF121*MAH
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- 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 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: teco.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.