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Upright freezer Β· 1 door
Chiq CSH093NW Freezer
Chiq CSH093NW is a 93 L upright freezer registered under Australiaβs Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3718).
- Total capacity
- 93 L
- 93 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.02
- Annual electricity use
- 185 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $59 / year
- $4.93 / month Β· $592 over 10 years
6% more electricity than the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (175 kWh a year). It uses less than 33% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $3 a year more than the median, $32 over 10 years.
Uses 52% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (385 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh Γ 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 CSH093NW running cost
- Per month
- $4.93
- Per year
- $59
- 5 years
- $296
- 10 years
- $592
185 kWh Γ 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
- 93 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- β
- Frozen storage volume
- 93 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 166 L
- freezer compartment
- 93 L gross, 166 L net
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 93 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HVF90VW90 L123 kWh/yr | 5 | $39 | |
| Westinghouse WFM0900WD86 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 | |
| Throne MSF90 THRONE90 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 | |
| Schmick MSF9090 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $43 | |
| Liebherr SUIG 151495 L139 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 |
Freezers similar to the Chiq CSH093NW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heller H91F 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH91LURFZB 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF91VW 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Omega OBFZ91X 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF91*MAH 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH91LURFZ* 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Omega OBFZ91BX 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF91WMAH 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 91 L | 3.5 | 166 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 93 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSH093NW specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- β
- Width
- 475 mm
- Height
- 977 mm
- Depth
- 565 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 185 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.021
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 385 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.114
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3718
- GEMS registration id
- 173670
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 October 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- β
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, 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 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.