Australia · costs in AUD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Chiq CBM230NS2 Fridge
Chiq CBM230NS2 is a 231 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3032).
- Total capacity
- 231 L
- 161 L fridge + 70 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.11
- Annual electricity use
- 237 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $76 / year
- $6.32 / month · $758 over 10 years
5% less electricity than the median of 42 comparable 200–299 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (250 kWh a year). It uses less than 55% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $4 a year less than the median, $42 over 10 years.
Uses 49% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (462 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 bottom-mount fridge 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.
Chiq CBM230NS2 running cost
- Per month
- $6.32
- Per year
- $76
- 5 years
- $379
- 10 years
- $758
237 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
- 231 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 161 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 70 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 286 L
- fresh food compartment
- 161 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 70 L gross, 166 L net
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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 231 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miele KFNS 7784 D254 L175 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $56 | |
| Liebherr ICNh 5103253 L175 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $56 | |
| Liebherr ICNh 5173254 L176 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $56 | |
| Miele KFNS 7734 D253 L176 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $56 | |
| Aeg Titan245 L190 kWh/yr | 5 | $61 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CBM230NS2
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RB60V18 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 238 L | 4 | 239 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Coldstream CBR230 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 230 L | 3 | 304 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HRF230B Series same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 230 L | 3 | 304 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAH230LBMFB same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 230 L | 3 | 304 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HRF230BW same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 230 L | 3 | 304 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAH230LBMFC same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 230 L | 3 | 304 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Smeg SABI256BM4 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 233 L | 3.5 | 244 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Schmick MSLF241 Schmick 7% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 248 L | 3.5 | 256 | 7% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 231 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CBM230NS2 specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 1,700 mm
- Depth
- 576 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 237 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.106
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 462 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.829
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3032
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3032
- GEMS registration id
- 151912
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 31 January 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CBM23*N*2& CRBM22*N*2
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 6
- GEMS group
- Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with one or two doors
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.