Australia · costs in AUD
Upright freezer · 2 doors
Chiq CSH379NBSR Freezer
Chiq CSH379NBSR is a 380 L upright freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4102).
- Total capacity
- 380 L
- 380 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.52
- Annual electricity use
- 316 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $101 / year
- $8.43 / month · $1,011 over 10 years
10% less electricity than the median of 21 comparable 350–499 L upright freezer registrations (352 kWh a year). It uses less than 71% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $12 a year less than the median, $115 over 10 years.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (566 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 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 CSH379NBSR running cost
- Per month
- $8.43
- Per year
- $101
- 5 years
- $506
- 10 years
- $1,011
316 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
- 380 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 380 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 679 L
- freezer compartment
- 380 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 380 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beko BVHF404W404 L268 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $86 | |
| Gaggenau RF461306344 L272 kWh/yr | 4 | $87 | |
| Fhiaba XS600FZ3IA348 L282 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $90 | |
| Fhiaba *S600FZ*A348 L282 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $90 | |
| Gaggenau RVF467590404 L290 kWh/yr | 4 | $93 |
Freezers similar to the Chiq CSH379NBSR
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRVF384S 1% larger, similar star rating | 384 L | 3 | 352 | 1% larger, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF430V series 2% larger, similar star rating | 386 L | 3.5 | 319 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF430VW 2% larger, similar star rating | 386 L | 3.5 | 319 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFB4204** 2% larger, similar star rating | 388 L | 3.5 | 309 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFB4204SC 2% larger, similar star rating | 388 L | 3.5 | 309 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EFE4227** 2% larger | 388 L | 2.5 | 386 | 2% larger |
| Electrolux EFE4227SC 2% larger | 388 L | 2.5 | 386 | 2% larger |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6121FRJE1 6% smaller, similar star rating | 358 L | 3.5 | 304 | 6% smaller, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 380 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSH379NBSR specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 710 mm
- Height
- 1,855 mm
- Depth
- 705 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 316 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.523
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 566 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.466
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4102
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4102
- GEMS registration id
- 181294
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSH379NBS**/ CSH380NW**
- 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.