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Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
TECO TBF115GBAH Fridge
TECO TBF115GBAH is a 115 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3438).
- Total capacity
- 115 L
- 115 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.53
- Annual electricity use
- 97 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $32 / year
- $2.67 / month · $320 over 10 years
3% 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 60% of them.
Uses 61% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (246 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.
TECO TBF115GBAH running cost
- Per month
- $2.67
- Per year
- $32
- 5 years
- $160
- 10 years
- $320
97 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
- 115 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 115 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 82 L
- cellar compartment
- 115 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.
Fridges similar to the TECO TBF115GBAH
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HRF115UG2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 114 L | 3.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF115UW2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 114 L | 3.5 | 124 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HBC130 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 115 L | 1 | 160 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Ilve ILBC142 same capacity, same door count | 116 L | 2 | 130 | same capacity, same door count |
| Artusi AOFDZ127X 4% larger, same door count | 119 L | 2 | 132 | 4% larger, same door count |
| Artusi AUBF620X 10% larger | 127 L | 1 | 160 | 10% larger |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 115 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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TECO TBF115GBAH specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 548 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 97 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.533
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 246 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.181
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3438
- GEMS registration id
- 164084
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 17 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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. Manufacturer: teco.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.