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Chest freezer · 1 door
Westinghouse WCM5000WE Freezer
Westinghouse WCM5000WE is a 500 L chest freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4020).
- Total capacity
- 500 L
- 500 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.00
- Annual electricity use
- 405 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $130 / year
- $10.80 / month · $1,296 over 10 years
4% more electricity than the median of 27 comparable 500 L and above chest freezer registrations (390 kWh a year). It uses less than 37% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $5 a year more than the median, $48 over 10 years.
Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (573 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 500 L and above 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 WCM5000WE running cost
- Per month
- $10.80
- Per year
- $130
- 5 years
- $648
- 10 years
- $1,296
405 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
- 500 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 500 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 893 L
- freezer compartment
- 500 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 500 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF520W502 L247 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $79 | |
| Chiq CCF499B5E500 L272 kWh/yr | 5 | $87 | |
| Chiq CCF****5E500 L272 kWh/yr | 5 | $87 | |
| Westinghouse WCE5000WA500 L272 kWh/yr | 5 | $87 | |
| Hisense HRCF501500 L272 kWh/yr | 5 | $87 |
Freezers similar to the Westinghouse WCM5000WE
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCF500 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 500 L | 3 | 405 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF499B5E same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 500 L | 5 | 272 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRCF501 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 500 L | 5 | 272 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCF****5E same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 500 L | 5 | 272 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HCF524W3 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 504 L | 3.5 | 360 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF520W same capacity, same door count | 502 L | 5.5 | 247 | same capacity, same door count |
| Midea MDRC698FZM01AP 2% larger, same door count | 508 L | 4.5 | 303 | 2% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 500 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Westinghouse models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCM5000WD500 L404 kWh/yr | 3 | $129 |
Compare WCM5000WE with another freezer
Westinghouse WCM5000WE specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,646 mm
- Height
- 847 mm
- Depth
- 717 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 405 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.000
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 573 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.454
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4020
- GEMS registration id
- 179740
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 November 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. Manufacturer: hisense.com. How the derived figures are calculated.