Australia · costs in AUD
Upright freezer · 1 door
Chiq CSH16*N**5 Freezer
Chiq CSH16*N**5 is a 166 L upright freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4186).
- Total capacity
- 166 L
- 166 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.01
- Annual electricity use
- 193 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $62 / year
- $5.15 / month · $618 over 10 years
18% less electricity than the median of 61 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 95% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $14 a year less than the median, $138 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (426 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 150–249 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 CSH16*N**5 running cost
- Per month
- $5.15
- Per year
- $62
- 5 years
- $309
- 10 years
- $618
193 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
- 166 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 166 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 296 L
- freezer compartment
- 166 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.
Freezers similar to the Chiq CSH16*N**5
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HVF170VW 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 169 L | 4 | 194 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MUF172W 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 162 L | 3.5 | 208 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-172VFWH.1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 162 L | 3.5 | 208 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRU229FGF01AP 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 162 L | 3.5 | 208 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF162WMPCM 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 162 L | 3.5 | 208 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MUF172* 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 162 L | 3.5 | 208 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 166 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH164NBS166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $62 | |
| Chiq CSH165NSS166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $62 |
Compare CSH16*N**5 with another freezer
Chiq CSH16*N**5 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 547 mm
- Height
- 1,448 mm
- Depth
- 599 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 193 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.006
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 426 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.651
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4186
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4186
- GEMS registration id
- 182434
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 September 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSH16*N**5
- 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 24 September 2026; last checked 25 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.