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Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) · 2 doors
Chiq CTM08*** Fridge
Chiq CTM08*** is a 86 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3200).
- Total capacity
- 86 L
- 61 L fridge + 25 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.07
- Annual electricity use
- 167 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $53 / year
- $4.45 / month · $534 over 10 years
18% less electricity than the median of 29 comparable Under 200 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registrations (204 kWh a year). It uses less than 93% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $12 a year less than the median, $118 over 10 years.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (298 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 Under 200 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost 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 CTM08*** running cost
- Per month
- $4.45
- Per year
- $53
- 5 years
- $267
- 10 years
- $534
167 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
- 86 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 61 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 25 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 106 L
- freezer compartment
- 25 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 61 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.
Fridges similar to the Chiq CTM08***
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norj NTBF86S1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 86 L | 2.5 | 186 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Norj NTBF86 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 86 L | 2.5 | 186 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RF87SS.2 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RF87 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH085LTMFF 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TBF85*MTAH 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH085LTMF* 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| TECO TBF85WMTAH 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 85 L | 2.5 | 184 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 86 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CTM08*** specifications
- Type
- Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 470 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 498 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 167 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.065
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 298 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.581
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3200
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3200
- GEMS registration id
- 156773
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 18 September 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CTM08***
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 4
- GEMS group
- Group 4: refrigerator-freezer, cyclic-defrost fresh food compartment, manual-defrost freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 4 (fridge freezer with a manual-defrost freezer)
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.