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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Chiq CSR240DBS Fridge
Chiq CSR240DBS is a 241 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3377).
- Total capacity
- 241 L
- 241 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.51
- Annual electricity use
- 130 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $42 / year
- $3.47 / month · $416 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 49 comparable 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 47% of them.
Uses 47% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (244 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 CSR240DBS running cost
- Per month
- $3.47
- Per year
- $42
- 5 years
- $208
- 10 years
- $416
130 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
- 241 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 241 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 241 L
- fresh food compartment
- 241 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 241 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
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Fridges similar to the Chiq CSR240DBS
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nero 744240 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Nce NCE242EU same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller PPR240 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF241VW same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Euromaid EUF242W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 4.5 | 130 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WRM2400WF same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 242 L | 3 | 175 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Westinghouse WRM2400WE same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 242 L | 3 | 175 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| TECO TAF230WMPCM 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 230 L | 2 | 205 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 241 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare CSR240DBS with another fridge
Chiq CSR240DBS specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 540 mm
- Height
- 1,440 mm
- Depth
- 576 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 130 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.515
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 244 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.539
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Chiq model numbers starting with CSR2
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 | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSR205DW | ARF2778 | 4 | 134 | 9 December 2026 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3377
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3377
- GEMS registration id
- 162843
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 8 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSR2*****
- 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.