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Chest freezer · 1 door
Hoover HV-RCF198 Freezer
Hoover HV-RCF198 is a 198 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2937).
- Total capacity
- 198 L
- 198 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.54
- Annual electricity use
- 229 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $73 / year
- $6.11 / month · $733 over 10 years
10% more electricity than the median of 40 comparable 150–249 L chest freezer registrations (208 kWh a year). It uses less than 28% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $7 a year more than the median, $67 over 10 years.
Uses 32% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (337 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.
Hoover HV-RCF198 running cost
- Per month
- $6.11
- Per year
- $73
- 5 years
- $366
- 10 years
- $733
229 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
- 198 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 198 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 354 L
- freezer compartment
- 198 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 198 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 CCF201BE202 L141 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Chiq CCF202WE202 L141 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Hisense HRCF201200 L156 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $50 |
Freezers similar to the Hoover HV-RCF198
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heller ECF200 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 198 L | 3.5 | 229 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TCF198WMIH same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 198 L | 3 | 253 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Euromaid ECFR200W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 198 L | 3 | 253 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Coldstream CFHO200N same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 198 L | 3.5 | 229 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| TCL F205CFW same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 198 L | 3.5 | 229 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-198CHE.1 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 198 L | 3 | 255 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Whirlpool WPCF07HWH same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 198 L | 3 | 253 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Aucma BD-206NA 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 200 L | 4 | 209 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 198 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Hoover HV-RCF198 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 229 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.543
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 337 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.648
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2937
- GEMS registration id
- 148208
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 10 October 2027
- 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.