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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Westinghouse WRM2400WE Fridge
Westinghouse WRM2400WE is a 242 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3878).
- Total capacity
- 242 L
- 242 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.03
- Annual electricity use
- 175 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $58 / year
- $4.81 / month · $578 over 10 years
35% more electricity than the median of 52 comparable 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 19% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $15 a year more than the median, $149 over 10 years.
Uses 39% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (285 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 200–299 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.
Westinghouse WRM2400WE running cost
- Per month
- $4.81
- Per year
- $58
- 5 years
- $289
- 10 years
- $578
175 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
- 242 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 242 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 242 L
- fresh food compartment
- 242 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 242 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mykin MCF233FFW233 L116 kWh/yr | 5 | $38 | |
| Solt GGSCF233FF233 L116 kWh/yr | 5 | $38 | |
| Haier HRF241VW242 L130 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 | |
| Heller PPR240242 L130 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 | |
| Euromaid EUF242W242 L130 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 |
Fridges similar to the Westinghouse WRM2400WE
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nero 744240 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HRF241VW same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Euromaid EUF242W same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Nce NCE242EU same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Iceland 355246 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Robinhood RHUFD242W same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Heller PPR240 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 242 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Westinghouse models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WRM2400WF242 L175 kWh/yr | 3 | $58 |
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Westinghouse WRM2400WE specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 550 mm
- Height
- 1,434 mm
- Depth
- 548 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 175 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.026
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 285 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.723
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3878
- GEMS registration id
- 177939
- 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 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.