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Chest freezer · 1 door
Hisense HRCF297 Freezer
Hisense HRCF297 is a 300 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2843).
- Total capacity
- 300 L
- 300 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.62
- Annual electricity use
- 275 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $88 / year
- $7.33 / month · $880 over 10 years
1% more electricity than the median of 22 comparable 250–349 L chest freezer registrations (273 kWh a year). It uses less than 41% of them.
Uses 34% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (417 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 250–349 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 HRCF297 running cost
- Per month
- $7.33
- Per year
- $88
- 5 years
- $440
- 10 years
- $880
275 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
- 300 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 300 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 536 L
- freezer compartment
- 300 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 300 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCF301300 L187 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $60 | |
| Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L187 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $60 | |
| Haier HCF300W300 L189 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $60 | |
| Chiq CCF299WE299 L208 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 | |
| Chiq CCF298BE299 L208 kWh/yr | 5 | $67 |
Freezers similar to the Hisense HRCF297
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF301W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 300 L | 4 | 252 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WCM3000WE same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 300 L | 3.5 | 275 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RCFA303WH 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 303 L | 3 | 310 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF300W same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 300 L | 5.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCF299WE same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 299 L | 5 | 208 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky HUS-295CHE.1 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 290 L | 3 | 305 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nakita CQ0551 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 290 L | 3.5 | 265 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF298BE same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 299 L | 5 | 208 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 300 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Hisense HRCF297 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,114 mm
- Height
- 847 mm
- Depth
- 630 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 275 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.620
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 417 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.513
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2843
- GEMS registration id
- 145316
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 April 2027
- 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.