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Chest freezer · 1 door
Westinghouse WCM1400WD Freezer
Westinghouse WCM1400WD is a 142 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3879).
- Total capacity
- 142 L
- 142 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.02
- Annual electricity use
- 180 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $58 / year
- $4.80 / month · $576 over 10 years
6% more electricity than the median of 41 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (170 kWh a year). It uses less than 37% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $3 a year more than the median, $32 over 10 years.
Uses 39% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (293 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 Under 150 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.
Westinghouse WCM1400WD running cost
- Per month
- $4.80
- Per year
- $58
- 5 years
- $288
- 10 years
- $576
180 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
- 142 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 142 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 254 L
- freezer compartment
- 142 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 142 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L113 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L121 kWh/yr | 6 | $39 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $39 | |
| Chiq CCF145BE146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $39 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $39 |
Freezers similar to the Westinghouse WCM1400WD
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mykin MCF143W4 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Mykin MCF143B4 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Esatto ECF143B4 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Seiki SC-150AU8CH same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Inalto ICF142B2 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF144 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 145 L | 4 | 177 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF14*** same capacity, same door count | 142 L | 5.5 | 134 | same capacity, same door count |
| Chiq CCF142WE same capacity, same door count | 142 L | 5.5 | 134 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 142 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Westinghouse WCM1400WD specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 760 mm
- Height
- 825 mm
- Depth
- 560 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 180 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.017
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 293 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.710
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3879
- GEMS registration id
- 177940
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.