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Chest freezer · 1 door
Haier HCF194W Freezer
Haier HCF194W is a 194 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3128).
- Total capacity
- 194 L
- 194 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.00
- Annual electricity use
- 207 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $66 / year
- $5.52 / month · $662 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 40 comparable 150–249 L chest freezer registrations (208 kWh a year). It uses less than 50% of them.
Uses 38% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (334 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 chest 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.
Haier HCF194W running cost
- Per month
- $5.52
- Per year
- $66
- 5 years
- $331
- 10 years
- $662
207 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
- 194 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 194 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 346 L
- freezer compartment
- 194 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 chest freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 194 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF195W197 L134 kWh/yr | 6 | $43 | |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA198 L140 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Chiq CCF20**E202 L141 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Chiq CCF201BE202 L141 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Hisense HRCF201200 L156 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $50 |
Freezers similar to the Haier HCF194W
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heller HCFH200 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 194 L | 4 | 198 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Artic ACFH200 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 194 L | 4 | 198 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WCM2000WE 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 200 L | 3.5 | 231 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF199 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 200 L | 3.5 | 225 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-198CHE.1 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 198 L | 3 | 255 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCF19*** 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 5.5 | 155 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCF199WE 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 5.5 | 155 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRCF201 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 200 L | 5.5 | 156 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 194 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Haier HCF194W specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 820 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 555 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 207 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.005
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 334 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.598
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3128
- GEMS registration id
- 154732
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 June 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 8
- GEMS group
- Group 6C: chest freezer
- 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, chest configuration (GEMS group 6C)
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.