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Chest freezer · 1 door
Hisense HRCF146 Freezer
Hisense HRCF146 is a 145 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3339).
- Total capacity
- 145 L
- 145 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.02
- Annual electricity use
- 122 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $39 / year
- $3.25 / month · $390 over 10 years
28% less electricity than the median of 41 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (170 kWh a year). It uses less than 90% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $15 a year less than the median, $154 over 10 years.
Uses 59% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (295 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 Under 150 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.
Hisense HRCF146 running cost
- Per month
- $3.25
- Per year
- $39
- 5 years
- $195
- 10 years
- $390
122 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
- 145 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 145 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 259 L
- freezer compartment
- 145 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 145 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L113 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 |
Freezers similar to the Hisense HRCF146
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCM1400WE same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 145 L | 4 | 181 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Inalto ICF142B2 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Esatto ECF143B3 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Seiki SC-150AU8CH 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Inalto ICF142W2 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 2.5 | 243 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Anko ACF142W2 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 2.5 | 243 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky HUS-142CHE.1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 3 | 220 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 145 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Hisense models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCF144145 L177 kWh/yr | 4 | $57 |
Compare HRCF146 with another freezer
Hisense HRCF146 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 625 mm
- Height
- 854 mm
- Depth
- 559 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 122 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.021
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 295 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.471
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3339
- GEMS registration id
- 160760
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 May 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, 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.