Australia · costs in AUD
Upright freezer · 1 door
Husky HUS-172VFWH.1 Freezer
Husky HUS-172VFWH.1 is a 162 L upright freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2764).
- Total capacity
- 162 L
- 162 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.57
- Annual electricity use
- 208 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $67 / year
- $5.55 / month · $666 over 10 years
12% less electricity than the median of 61 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 74% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $9 a year less than the median, $90 over 10 years.
Uses 39% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (340 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 upright 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.
Husky HUS-172VFWH.1 running cost
- Per month
- $5.55
- Per year
- $67
- 5 years
- $333
- 10 years
- $666
208 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
- 162 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 162 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 289 L
- freezer compartment
- 162 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 upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 162 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH164NBS166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $62 | |
| Chiq CSH16****166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $62 | |
| Haier HVF170VW169 L194 kWh/yr | 4 | $62 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAM162UPWFF same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 162 L | 3.5 | 208 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MUF172B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 162 L | 3.5 | 208 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
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| Kogan KAM162UPWFA same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 162 L | 3.5 | 208 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
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| TECO TVF162WMPCM same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 162 L | 3.5 | 208 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
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Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 162 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Husky HUS-172VFWH.1 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 550 mm
- Height
- 1,420 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 208 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.574
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 340 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.719
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2764
- GEMS registration id
- 142875
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 November 2026
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 9
- GEMS group
- Group 6U: vertical freezer, manual defrost
- 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, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
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. Manufacturer: arisit.com. How the derived figures are calculated.