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Chest freezer · 1 door
Husky HUS-198CHE.1 Freezer
Husky HUS-198CHE.1 is a 198 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2772).
- Total capacity
- 198 L
- 198 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.00
- Annual electricity use
- 255 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $82 / year
- $6.80 / month · $816 over 10 years
23% more electricity than the median of 40 comparable 150–249 L chest freezer registrations (208 kWh a year). It uses less than 5% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $15 a year more than the median, $150 over 10 years.
Uses 24% 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.
Husky HUS-198CHE.1 running cost
- Per month
- $6.80
- Per year
- $82
- 5 years
- $408
- 10 years
- $816
255 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 CCF202WE202 L141 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Chiq CCF20**E202 L141 kWh/yr | 6 | $45 | |
| Hisense HRCF201200 L156 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $50 |
Freezers similar to the Husky HUS-198CHE.1
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCM2000WE 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 200 L | 3.5 | 231 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF199 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 200 L | 3.5 | 225 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF19*** same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 5.5 | 155 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCF199WE same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 5.5 | 155 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRCF201 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 200 L | 5.5 | 156 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Heller ECF200 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 |
| Coldstream CFHO200N same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 198 L | 3.5 | 229 | same capacity, 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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Husky HUS-198CHE.1 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 816 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 255 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.001
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 337 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.721
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2772
- GEMS registration id
- 143299
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 December 2026
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: arisit.com. How the derived figures are calculated.