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Upright freezer · 1 door
Omega OVFZ161BWX Freezer
Omega OVFZ161BWX is a 161 L upright freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3130).
- Total capacity
- 161 L
- 161 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.01
- Annual electricity use
- 232 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $74 / year
- $6.19 / month · $742 over 10 years
2% less electricity than the median of 61 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 51% of them.
Uses 43% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (411 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.
Omega OVFZ161BWX running cost
- Per month
- $6.19
- Per year
- $74
- 5 years
- $371
- 10 years
- $742
232 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
- 161 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 161 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 287 L
- freezer compartment
- 161 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 161 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH164NBS5166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $62 | |
| Chiq CSH16*N**5166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $62 | |
| Haier HVF170VW169 L194 kWh/yr | 4 | $62 | |
| TECO TVF162WMPCM162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $67 | |
| Midea MDRU229FGF01AP162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $67 |
Freezers similar to the Omega OVFZ161BWX
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAHFRZU161* same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU161C same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF161*NAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF161SNAH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | 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 |
| Husky HUS-172VFWH.1 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 MUF172* 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 |
| Midea MDRU229FGF01AP 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 |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 161 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Omega OVFZ161BWX specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 1,430 mm
- Depth
- 600 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 232 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.011
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 411 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.807
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3130
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3130
- GEMS registration id
- 154746
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 5 June 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- OVFZ161BWX
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, automatic 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. How the derived figures are calculated.