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Bar fridge · 1 door
Westinghouse WRM1400WD Fridge
Westinghouse WRM1400WD is a 133 L bar fridge registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4010).
- Total capacity
- 133 L
- 133 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.18
- Annual electricity use
- 133 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $44 / year
- $3.66 / month · $439 over 10 years
27% more electricity than the median of 179 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (105 kWh a year). It uses less than 12% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $9 a year more than the median, $92 over 10 years.
Uses 49% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (260 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.
Westinghouse WRM1400WD running cost
- Per month
- $3.66
- Per year
- $44
- 5 years
- $219
- 10 years
- $439
133 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
- 133 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 133 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 133 L
- fresh food compartment
- 133 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 133 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L52 kWh/yr | 8 | $17 | |
| Haier HCF140W137 L56 kWh/yr | 7 | $18 | |
| Chiq CCF141BE142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E142 L77 kWh/yr | 6 | $25 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L78 kWh/yr | 6 | $26 |
Fridges similar to the Westinghouse WRM1400WD
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky BC-130.1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 130 L | 3.5 | 120 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky CKK130-265-WH-AU-HU.1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 130 L | 3.5 | 120 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OBFD127BX 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 127 L | 2.5 | 155 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OBFD127X 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 127 L | 2.5 | 155 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSR120DW 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 126 L | 3 | 133 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Casa CASAFI135S 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 131 L | 3.5 | 124 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Casa CASAFI135* 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 131 L | 3.5 | 124 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Artusi AINT119/NF2 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 135 L | 2.5 | 152 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 133 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Westinghouse WRM1400WD specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 555 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 575 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 133 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.178
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 260 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.000
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4010
- GEMS registration id
- 177947
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, 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 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. How the derived figures are calculated.