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Chest freezer · 1 door
Bromic 3736229 Freezer
Bromic 3736229 is a 449 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2828).
- Total capacity
- 449 L
- 449 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.03
- Annual electricity use
- 380 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $122 / year
- $10.13 / month · $1,216 over 10 years
22% more electricity than the median of 14 comparable 350–499 L chest freezer registrations (312 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $22 a year more than the median, $219 over 10 years.
Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (533 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 350–499 L chest freezer sold in Australia, 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.
Bromic 3736229 running cost
- Per month
- $10.13
- Per year
- $122
- 5 years
- $608
- 10 years
- $1,216
380 kWh × 32c/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
- 449 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 449 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 802 L
- freezer compartment
- 449 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 chest freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 449 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF420W418 L224 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $72 | |
| Haier HCF520W502 L247 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $79 | |
| Chiq CCF****5E500 L272 kWh/yr | 5 | $87 | |
| Westinghouse WCE5000WA500 L272 kWh/yr | 5 | $87 | |
| Hisense HRCF501500 L272 kWh/yr | 5 | $87 |
Freezers similar to the Bromic 3736229
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCF439 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 440 L | 3.5 | 342 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM418CHWZA 7% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 418 L | 3 | 368 | 7% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM418CHWZ* 7% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 418 L | 3 | 368 | 7% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Aucma BD-500AF 5% smaller, same door count | 428 L | 4 | 292 | 5% smaller, same door count |
| Haier HCF420W 7% smaller, same door count | 418 L | 5.5 | 224 | 7% smaller, same door count |
| Westinghouse WCM5000WD 11% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 500 L | 3 | 404 | 11% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF499B5E 11% larger, same door count | 500 L | 5 | 272 | 11% larger, same door count |
| Westinghouse WCE5000WA 11% larger, same door count | 500 L | 5 | 272 | 11% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 449 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare 3736229 with another freezer
Bromic 3736229 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,504 mm
- Height
- 945 mm
- Depth
- 695 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 380 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.033
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 533 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.474
- Country of manufacture
- Türkiye
Other model numbers on registration ARF2828
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2828
- GEMS registration id
- 141980
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 27 March 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- Family
- CF0500D-NR
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 8
- GEMS group
- Group 6C: chest freezer
- 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 freezer, chest configuration (GEMS group 6C)
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.