Name: Chiq CSH31*N**L5
Brand: Chiq
SKU: ARF4184

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 311 L; 311 L fridge
Energy rating: 5; Star rating index 5.02
Annual electricity use: 132 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $42 / year; $3.52 / month · $422 over 10 years

18% less electricity than the median of 47 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (161 kWh a year). It uses less than 66% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $9 a year less than the median, $93 over 10 years.

Uses 57% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (304 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 161115235

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 47 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 300–399 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 CSH31*N**L5 running cost

Per month: $3.52
Per year: $42
5 years: $211
10 years: $422

132 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: 311 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: 311 L
Frozen storage volume: –
GEMS adjusted volume: 311 L
fresh food compartment: 311 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 311 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Haier HCF300W300 L82 kWh/yr	300 L	300 / –	7	82	$26	98% of similar
Hisense HRCF301300 L86 kWh/yr	300 L	300 / –	7	86	$28	96% of similar
Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L87 kWh/yr	300 L	300 / –	7	87	$28	94% of similar
Haier HVF275D series276 L97 kWh/yr	276 L	276 / –	6	97	$31	96% of similar
Chiq CCF299WE299 L105 kWh/yr	299 L	299 / –	6	105	$34	86% of similar

Fridges similar to the Chiq CSH31*N**L5

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Fisher & Paykel RS6019S2R1 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating	314 L	5	132	$42	1% larger, same door count, similar star rating
Omega OIFRU304 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	304 L	5.5	118	$38	2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Kleenmaid CR30911 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	304 L	5.5	118	$38	2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Ikea FORSNÄS 60572987 same capacity, same door count	310 L	4	161	$52	same capacity, same door count
Haier HCF301W 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	300 L	5.5	117	$37	4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Robinhood RHVFF332X 1% smaller, same door count	308 L	3	196	$63	1% smaller, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 311 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 CSH311NWL3311 L132 kWh/yr	311 L	311 / –	5	132	$42	66% of similar
Chiq CSH310NBSL311 L132 kWh/yr	311 L	311 / –	5	132	$42	66% of similar

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Chiq CSH31*N**L5 specifications

Type: Fridge without a separate freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: –
Width: 710 mm
Height: 1,570 mm
Depth: 770 mm
Annual energy (label): 132 kWh
Star rating index: 5.018
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 304 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.424
Country of manufacture: China

Other model numbers on registration ARF4184

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

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number: ARF4184
GEMS registration id: 182423
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 11 September 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: CSH31*N**L5
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 24 September 2026; last checked 25 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.