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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
V-zug CO6T-51116 Fridge
V-zug CO6T-51116 is a 479 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3529).
- Total capacity
- 479 L
- 479 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.25
- Annual electricity use
- 282 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $93 / year
- $7.76 / month · $931 over 10 years
45% more electricity than the median of 15 comparable 400–499 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (195 kWh a year). It uses less than 13% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $29 a year more than the median, $287 over 10 years.
Uses 19% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (349 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 400–499 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.
V-zug CO6T-51116 running cost
- Per month
- $7.76
- Per year
- $93
- 5 years
- $465
- 10 years
- $931
282 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
- 479 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 479 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 479 L
- fresh food compartment
- 479 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 479 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF520W502 L135 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Westinghouse WCE5000WA500 L136 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621SLHE1472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $50 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621SRHE1472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $50 | |
| Chiq CCF500WE500 L165 kWh/yr | 5 | $54 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba S750FG3DA same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 479 L | 2 | 289 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba S750FG6DA same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 479 L | 2 | 289 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621SLHE1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 472 L | 5.5 | 152 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621S E series 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 472 L | 5.5 | 152 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID/R 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 496 L | 4.5 | 172 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID/L 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 496 L | 4.5 | 172 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Miele K 2802 Vi 3% smaller, same door count | 467 L | 4.5 | 179 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Gaggenau RC472504 3% smaller, same door count | 467 L | 4.5 | 179 | 3% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 479 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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V-zug CO6T-51116 specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 749 mm
- Height
- 2,050 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 282 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.246
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 349 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.589
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3529
- GEMS registration id
- 167562
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 February 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.