Australia · costs in AUD
Chest freezer · 1 door
Hoover HV-RCF371 Freezer
Hoover HV-RCF371 is a 371 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2934).
- Total capacity
- 371 L
- 371 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.53
- Annual electricity use
- 380 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $122 / year
- $10.13 / month · $1,216 over 10 years
22% more electricity than the median of 14 comparable 350–499 L chest freezer registrations (312 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $22 a year more than the median, $219 over 10 years.
Uses 19% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (472 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 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.
Hoover HV-RCF371 running cost
- Per month
- $10.13
- Per year
- $122
- 5 years
- $608
- 10 years
- $1,216
380 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
- 371 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 371 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 662 L
- freezer compartment
- 371 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 371 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Refrigeration GP897-A378 L260 kWh/yr | 4 | $83 | |
| Polar Refrigeration GH337-A378 L280 kWh/yr | 4 | $90 | |
| Haier HCF384W2373 L299 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $96 | |
| Kogan KAM362CHWZC362 L300 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $96 | |
| Midea MDRC499FZF01AP362 L300 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $96 |
Freezers similar to the Hoover HV-RCF371
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromic 3736233 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 373 L | 3 | 335 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Bromic CF0400D-NR same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 373 L | 3 | 335 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF384W2 same capacity, same door count | 373 L | 3.5 | 299 | same capacity, same door count |
| Polar Refrigeration GP897-A 2% larger, same door count | 378 L | 4 | 260 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Polar Refrigeration GH337-A 2% larger, same door count | 378 L | 4 | 280 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Midea MDRC499FZF01AP 2% smaller, same door count | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM362CHWZA 2% smaller, same door count | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM362CHWZC 2% smaller, same door count | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 2% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 371 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare HV-RCF371 with another freezer
Hoover HV-RCF371 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 380 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.531
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 472 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.574
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2934
- GEMS registration id
- 148210
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 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.