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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Chiq CCF299WE Fridge
Chiq CCF299WE is a 299 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3630).
- Total capacity
- 299 L
- 299 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.08
- Annual electricity use
- 105 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $34 / year
- $2.80 / month · $336 over 10 years
19% less electricity than the median of 49 comparable 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 86% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $8 a year less than the median, $80 over 10 years.
Uses 58% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (249 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.
Chiq CCF299WE running cost
- Per month
- $2.80
- Per year
- $34
- 5 years
- $168
- 10 years
- $336
105 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
- 299 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 299 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 299 L
- fresh food compartment
- 299 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 299 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 HVF275DW276 L97 kWh/yr | 6 | $31 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CCF299WE
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF301W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 300 L | 5.5 | 117 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF300W same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 300 L | 7 | 82 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRCF301 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 300 L | 7 | 86 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Miele KS 7793 D 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 296 L | 5.5 | 110 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-295CHE.1 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 290 L | 5 | 128 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| V-zug CO4T-51124 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele KS 7743 E 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Liebherr IRBh 5180 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 299 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CCF299WE specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,125 mm
- Height
- 835 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 105 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.080
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 249 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.351
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3630
- GEMS registration id
- 170689
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 3 July 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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.