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Trade Tested 922002 Fridge
Trade Tested 922002 is a 122 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0834).
- Total capacity
- 122 L
- 122 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.07
- Annual electricity use
- 108 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $36 / year
- $2.97 / month · $356 over 10 years
3% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 43% of them.
Uses 50% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (217 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.
Trade Tested 922002 running cost
- Per month
- $2.97
- Per year
- $36
- 5 years
- $178
- 10 years
- $356
108 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
- 122 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 122 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 122 L
- fresh food compartment
- 122 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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 122 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeg FAB10H***6135 L80 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $26 | |
| Smeg FAB10HRPB6135 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 Trade Tested 922002
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECO TBF121BMVBH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TBF121WMVBH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 121 L | 4.5 | 98 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Norj NBF124* 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Norj NBF124S 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MBF124W 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto EBF124W 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MBF124S 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Esatto EBF124S 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 124 L | 4.5 | 99 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 122 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Trade Tested 922002 specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 526 mm
- Height
- 831 mm
- Depth
- 530 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 108 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.066
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 217 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.885
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0834
- GEMS registration id
- 155446
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual defrost
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.