Name: Haier HCF420W
Brand: Haier
SKU: ARF3790

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 418 L; 418 L freezer
Energy rating: 5.5; Star rating index 5.51
Annual electricity use: 224 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $72 / year; $5.97 / month · $717 over 10 years

28% less electricity than the median of 14 comparable 350–499 L chest freezer registrations (312 kWh a year). It uses less than 93% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $28 a year less than the median, $280 over 10 years.

Uses 56% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (509 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?

median 312266376

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 14 comparable 350–499 L chest freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 350–499 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 HCF420W running cost

Per month: $5.97
Per year: $72
5 years: $358
10 years: $717

224 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: 418 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: –
Frozen storage volume: 418 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 746 L
freezer compartment: 418 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 HCF420W

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Kogan KAM418CHWZ* same capacity, same door count	418 L	3	368	$118	same capacity, same door count
Kogan KAM418CHWZB same capacity, same door count	418 L	3	368	$118	same capacity, same door count
Robinhood RCFA395WH 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size	395 L	3.5	323	$103	6% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Yokohama YOKBF395W 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size	395 L	3.5	323	$103	6% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Aucma BD-500AF 2% larger, same door count	428 L	4	292	$93	2% larger, same door count
Hisense HRCF439 5% larger, same door count	440 L	3.5	342	$109	5% larger, same door count
Bromic UED560D/S 7% larger, same door count	449 L	3	380	$122	7% larger, same door count
Bromic CF0500D-NR 7% larger, same door count	449 L	3	380	$122	7% larger, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 418 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

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Haier HCF420W specifications

Type: Chest freezer
Configuration: Chest
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: 1,320 mm
Height: 845 mm
Depth: 750 mm
Annual energy (label): 224 kWh
Star rating index: 5.506
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 509 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.300
Country of manufacture: China

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF3790
GEMS registration id: 175724
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 29 December 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.