Model
Vissani HVR43GBEF
Rank #199 means 198 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 27th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 27% of those models.
What does the Vissani HVR43GBEF cost to run per year?
The Vissani HVR43GBEF holds rank #199 of 1,000 on running cost, at about $42 a year, a genuinely cheap result for the class. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $47/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 27 suggests its capacity is doing more work than its efficiency to keep the headline cost down. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 4.2 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Tcl TRM044S4AW at $42/yr runs a little cheaper and the Vissani HVR440HWEF at $42/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Vissani HVR43GBEF's $42/yr adds up to roughly $504 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Whirlpool WHR43S1E.
By the numbers
The Vissani HVR43GBEF normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $42/yr, here is what the Vissani HVR43GBEF adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Vissani HVR43GBEF costs about $420. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $470 over the same ten years.
How the Vissani HVR43GBEF compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $42/yr, it runs about $22 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $34 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $47/yr, the Vissani HVR43GBEF uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 4.2 cu ft, the Vissani HVR43GBEF is a small refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Vissani HVR43GBEF cheap to run?
Yes. Its $42/yr running cost puts it at rank #199 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Vissani HVR43GBEF cost per month?
About $3.53 a month, which is the $42 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 228 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $42 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Vissani HVR43GBEF for its size?
27th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 198 | Tcl TRM044S4AW4.4 cu ft | $42 |
| 197 | Magic Chef MCR44WEF4.4 cu ft | $42 |
| 196 | Magic Chef MCR44BEF4.4 cu ft | $42 |
| 195 | Magic Chef HMBR440WEF4.4 cu ft | $42 |
| 194 | Magic Chef HMBR440BE4.4 cu ft | $42 |
Source
ES_0031912_HVR43GBEF_04092024095727_80198812View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Vissani and HVR43GBEF are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.