Australia · costs in AUD
Upright freezer · 2 doors
Chiq CSH145NW Freezer
Chiq CSH145NW is a 145 L upright freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3723).
- Total capacity
- 145 L
- 145 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.05
- Annual electricity use
- 220 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $70 / year
- $5.87 / month · $704 over 10 years
26% more electricity than the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (175 kWh a year). It uses less than 12% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $14 a year more than the median, $144 over 10 years.
Uses 45% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (399 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 CSH145NW running cost
- Per month
- $5.87
- Per year
- $70
- 5 years
- $352
- 10 years
- $704
220 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
- 145 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 145 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 259 L
- freezer compartment
- 145 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 145 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMOA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $64 | |
| Midea MDRU229FGF01AP162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $67 | |
| Kogan KAM162UPWFA162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $67 | |
| TECO TVF162WMPCM162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $67 |
Freezers similar to the Chiq CSH145NW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMOA 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 141 L | 3 | 201 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMIA 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 141 L | 3 | 201 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Pulmuone KS148DG1LX same capacity, similar star rating | 146 L | 2.5 | 240 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFM1700WE 7% larger, similar star rating | 155 L | 3 | 228 | 7% larger, similar star rating |
| Heller H160UF series 9% larger, similar star rating | 158 L | 3 | 210 | 9% larger, similar star rating |
| Heller H160UFB 9% larger, similar star rating | 158 L | 3 | 210 | 9% larger, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU161C 11% larger, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | 11% larger, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF161SNAH 11% larger, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | 11% larger, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 145 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSH145NW specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 900 mm
- Depth
- 685 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 220 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.050
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 399 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.850
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3723
- GEMS registration id
- 173685
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 October 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.