Name: Chiq CBM283NW3
Brand: Chiq
SKU: ARF4121

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 283 L; 196 L fridge + 87 L freezer
Energy rating: 3; Star rating index 3.05
Annual electricity use: 330 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $106 / year; $8.80 / month · $1,056 over 10 years

32% more electricity than the median of 42 comparable 200–299 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (250 kWh a year). It uses less than 2% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $26 a year more than the median, $256 over 10 years.

Uses 30% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (469 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?

median 250176304

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 42 comparable 200–299 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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 CBM283NW3 running cost

Per month: $8.80
Per year: $106
5 years: $528
10 years: $1,056

330 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: 283 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 196 L
Frozen storage volume: 87 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 351 L
freezer compartment: 87 L gross, 166 L net
fresh food compartment: 196 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity

Same type, total capacity within 12% of 283 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Fisher & Paykel RB6018BRV269 L132 kWh/yr	269 L	182 / 87	7	132	$42	98% of similar
V-zug CCO6T-51149282 L173 kWh/yr	282 L	208 / 74	6	173	$55	95% of similar
Miele KFNS 7784 D254 L175 kWh/yr	254 L	184 / 70	5.5	175	$56	91% of similar
Liebherr ICNh 5103253 L175 kWh/yr	253 L	183 / 70	5.5	175	$56	91% of similar
Liebherr ICNh 5173254 L176 kWh/yr	254 L	184 / 70	5.5	176	$56	83% of similar

Fridges similar to the Chiq CBM283NW3

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Samsung Electronics SRL304NW 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	280 L	3	335	$107	1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
V-zug CCO6T-51149 same capacity, same door count	282 L	6	173	$55	same capacity, same door count
Whirlpool WB3260IUXX 3% larger, same door count	290 L	5.5	195	$62	3% larger, same door count
Whirlpool WB3260IUBL 3% larger, same door count	290 L	5.5	195	$62	3% larger, same door count
DE Dietrich DRC9355AN 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	267 L	3.5	280	$90	6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Fisher & Paykel RB6018BRV 5% smaller, same door count	269 L	7	132	$42	5% smaller, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 283 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Chiq models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Chiq CBM28N*5E283 L200 kWh/yr	283 L	196 / 87	5.5	200	$64	67% of similar
Chiq CBM282NBS5E283 L200 kWh/yr	283 L	196 / 87	5.5	200	$64	67% of similar

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Chiq CBM283NW3 specifications

Type: Bottom-mount fridge freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 2
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: –
Width: 595 mm
Height: 1,520 mm
Depth: 671 mm
Annual energy (label): 330 kWh
Star rating index: 3.054
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 469 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.939
Country of manufacture: China

1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.

Model	Registration	Stars	kWh / yr	Capacity	Registration expires
CBM28N*5E	ARF3385	5.5	200	283 L	18 July 2029

Other model numbers on registration ARF4121

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF4121
GEMS registration id: 181315
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 23 October 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: CBM28*N**
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.