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Chest freezer · 1 door
Haier HCF195W Freezer
Haier HCF195W is a 197 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3638).
- Total capacity
- 197 L
- 197 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.23
- Annual electricity use
- 134 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $43 / year
- $3.57 / month · $429 over 10 years
36% less electricity than the median of 40 comparable 150–249 L chest freezer registrations (208 kWh a year). It uses less than 98% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $24 a year less than the median, $237 over 10 years.
Uses 60% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (336 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 HCF195W running cost
- Per month
- $3.57
- Per year
- $43
- 5 years
- $214
- 10 years
- $429
134 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
- 197 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 197 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 352 L
- freezer compartment
- 197 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.
Freezers similar to the Haier HCF195W
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euromaid ECFR200W same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 198 L | 3 | 253 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| TCL F205CFW same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 198 L | 3.5 | 229 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Whirlpool WPCF07HWH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 198 L | 3 | 253 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Coldstream CFHO200N same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 198 L | 3.5 | 229 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Heller ECF200 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 198 L | 3.5 | 229 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| TECO TCF198WMIH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 198 L | 3 | 253 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| TECO TCF198WMVJH same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 198 L | 5 | 171 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Aucma BD-206NA 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 200 L | 4 | 209 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 197 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Haier HCF195W specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 915 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 555 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 134 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.232
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 336 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.381
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3638
- GEMS registration id
- 171023
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 July 2030
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.