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Fridge without a separate freezer · 2 doors
Chiq CSH380NWL5 Fridge
Chiq CSH380NWL5 is a 380 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4101).
- Total capacity
- 380 L
- 380 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.06
- Annual electricity use
- 144 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $46 / year
- $3.84 / month · $461 over 10 years
11% 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 62% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $5 a year less than the median, $54 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (323 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 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 CSH380NWL5 running cost
- Per month
- $3.84
- Per year
- $46
- 5 years
- $230
- 10 years
- $461
144 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
- 380 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 380 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 380 L
- fresh food compartment
- 380 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 380 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SRBsdh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Liebherr SRBs*h 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Miele KS 4783 ED bst399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Haier HCF420W418 L125 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSH380NWL5
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R/R same capacity, similar star rating | 377 L | 4.5 | 160 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R/L same capacity, similar star rating | 377 L | 4.5 | 160 | same capacity, similar star rating |
| LG *P-*386 2% larger, similar star rating | 386 L | 4.5 | 162 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| LG GP-R386MBL 2% larger, similar star rating | 386 L | 4.5 | 162 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Gaggenau RVC467190 3% larger, similar star rating | 390 L | 5.5 | 135 | 3% larger, similar star rating |
| Liebherr SRBsdh 5260 1% larger | 384 L | 6 | 112 | 1% larger |
| Hisense HRVF384S 1% larger | 384 L | 3 | 217 | 1% larger |
| Liebherr SRBs*h 5260 1% larger | 384 L | 6 | 112 | 1% larger |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 380 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare CSH380NWL5 with another fridge
Chiq CSH380NWL5 specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 710 mm
- Height
- 1,855 mm
- Depth
- 705 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 144 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.058
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 323 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.379
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4101
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4101
- GEMS registration id
- 181293
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSH379NBS**/ CSH380NW**
- 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.