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Chest freezer · 1 door
Kogan KAM418CHWZ* Freezer
Kogan KAM418CHWZ* is a 418 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3296).
- Total capacity
- 418 L
- 418 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.00
- Annual electricity use
- 368 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $118 / year
- $9.81 / month · $1,178 over 10 years
18% more electricity than the median of 14 comparable 350–499 L chest freezer registrations (312 kWh a year). It uses less than 14% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $18 a year more than the median, $181 over 10 years.
Uses 28% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (509 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.
Kogan KAM418CHWZ* running cost
- Per month
- $9.81
- Per year
- $118
- 5 years
- $589
- 10 years
- $1,178
368 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
- 418 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 418 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 746 L
- freezer compartment
- 418 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 418 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF420W418 L224 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $72 | |
| Polar Refrigeration GP897-A378 L260 kWh/yr | 4 | $83 | |
| Polar Refrigeration GH337-A378 L280 kWh/yr | 4 | $90 | |
| Aucma BD-500AF428 L292 kWh/yr | 4 | $93 | |
| Haier HCF384W2373 L299 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $96 |
Freezers similar to the Kogan KAM418CHWZ*
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCF439 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 440 L | 3.5 | 342 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Yokohama YOKBF395W 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 395 L | 3.5 | 323 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RCFA395WH 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 395 L | 3.5 | 323 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF420W same capacity, same door count | 418 L | 5.5 | 224 | same capacity, same door count |
| Aucma BD-500AF 2% larger, same door count | 428 L | 4 | 292 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Bromic 3736229 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 449 L | 3 | 380 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Bromic CF0500D-NR 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 449 L | 3 | 380 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF384W2 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 373 L | 3.5 | 299 | 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 418 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Kogan KAM418CHWZ* specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,416 mm
- Height
- 825 mm
- Depth
- 750 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 368 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.005
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 509 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.493
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3296
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3296
- GEMS registration id
- 159949
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 March 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- KAM418CHWZ*
- 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.