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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Casa CASAFI281S Fridge
Casa CASAFI281S is a 276 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3959).
- Total capacity
- 276 L
- 276 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.04
- Annual electricity use
- 230 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $74 / year
- $6.13 / month · $736 over 10 years
77% more electricity than the median of 49 comparable 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 2% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $32 a year more than the median, $320 over 10 years.
Uses 32% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (336 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 200–299 L fridge without a separate 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.
Casa CASAFI281S running cost
- Per month
- $6.13
- Per year
- $74
- 5 years
- $368
- 10 years
- $736
230 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
- 276 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 276 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 284 L
- fresh food compartment
- 168 L gross
- chill compartment
- 108 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 276 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF300W300 L82 kWh/yr | 7 | $26 | |
| Hisense HRCF301300 L86 kWh/yr | 7 | $28 | |
| Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L87 kWh/yr | 7 | $28 | |
| Haier HVF275DC276 L97 kWh/yr | 6 | $31 | |
| Chiq CCF299WE299 L105 kWh/yr | 6 | $34 |
Fridges similar to the Casa CASAFI281S
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT5100 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 280 L | 2 | 227 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Schmick MSL330 Schmick 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 260 L | 2.5 | 187 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Throne MSL330 THRONE 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 260 L | 2.5 | 187 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Schmick MSL330 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 260 L | 2.5 | 187 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF275D series same capacity, same door count | 276 L | 6 | 97 | same capacity, same door count |
| Haier HVF275DC same capacity, same door count | 276 L | 6 | 97 | same capacity, same door count |
| V-zug CO4T-51140 5% larger, same door count, similar external size | 291 L | 5.5 | 110 | 5% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Liebherr IRBh 5170 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 293 L | 6 | 106 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 276 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Casa CASAFI281S specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 1,776 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 230 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.042
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 336 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.811
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3959
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3959
- GEMS registration id
- 179539
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 4 June 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CASAFI281*
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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.