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Upright freezer · 1 door
Chiq CSF085DW Freezer
Chiq CSF085DW is a 85 L upright freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2857).
- Total capacity
- 85 L
- 85 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.52
- Annual electricity use
- 162 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $52 / year
- $4.32 / month · $518 over 10 years
7% less electricity than the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (175 kWh a year). It uses less than 73% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $4 a year less than the median, $42 over 10 years.
Uses 46% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (298 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 Under 150 L upright 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.
Chiq CSF085DW running cost
- Per month
- $4.32
- Per year
- $52
- 5 years
- $259
- 10 years
- $518
162 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
- 85 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 85 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 152 L
- freezer compartment
- 85 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 upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 85 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HVF90VW90 L123 kWh/yr | 5 | $39 | |
| Schmick MSF9090 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 | |
| Westinghouse WFM0900WD86 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 | |
| Throne MSF90 THRONE90 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 | |
| Liebherr SUIG 151495 L139 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 |
Freezers similar to the Chiq CSF085DW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mykin MUF88* 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 88 L | 4 | 146 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MUF88S 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 88 L | 4 | 146 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFM0900WD 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 86 L | 4.5 | 133 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Thermaster DC-80F 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 83 L | 2 | 210 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Esatto EUF92W 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-92BFWH.1 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Esatto EUF92S 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF84WMBM 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 85 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSF085DW specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 549 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 557 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 162 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.521
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 298 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.067
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2857
- GEMS registration id
- 147286
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 30 May 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 9
- GEMS group
- Group 6U: vertical freezer, manual 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 freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
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.