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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Chiq CSR205DW Fridge
Chiq CSR205DW is a 205 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2778).
- Total capacity
- 205 L
- 205 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.01
- Annual electricity use
- 134 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $43 / year
- $3.57 / month · $429 over 10 years
3% more electricity than the median of 49 comparable 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 45% of them.
Uses 43% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (237 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 CSR205DW running cost
- Per month
- $3.57
- Per year
- $43
- 5 years
- $214
- 10 years
- $429
134 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
- 205 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 205 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 205 L
- fresh food compartment
- 205 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 205 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CCF202WE202 L89 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 | |
| Chiq CCF201BE202 L89 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 | |
| Hisense HRCF201200 L98 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $31 | |
| Ikea FORSNÄS 40572988212 L101 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $32 | |
| Omega OIFFU212212 L101 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $32 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSR205DW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akai AK-202-CF 2% smaller, same door count | 202 L | 3 | 160 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Hisense HRCF201 2% smaller, same door count | 200 L | 5.5 | 98 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Ikea FORSNÄS 40572988 3% larger, same door count | 212 L | 5.5 | 101 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Omega OIFFU212 3% larger, same door count | 212 L | 5.5 | 101 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Kleenmaid CZ21911 3% larger, same door count | 212 L | 5.5 | 101 | 3% larger, same door count |
| Dometic RUC8408X 5% larger | 216 L | 1 | 283 | 5% larger |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 205 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH205NSS206 L110 kWh/yr | 5 | $35 | |
| Chiq CSH20*N**206 L110 kWh/yr | 5 | $35 |
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Chiq CSR205DW specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 1,441 mm
- Depth
- 550 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 134 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.011
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 237 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.654
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2778
- GEMS registration id
- 143543
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 9 December 2026
- 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.