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Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) · 2 doors
Chiq CTM118DW Fridge
Chiq CTM118DW is a 118 L fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF4104).
- Total capacity
- 118 L
- 85 L fridge + 33 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.03
- Annual electricity use
- 198 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $63 / year
- $5.28 / month · $634 over 10 years
3% 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 59% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $2 a year less than the median, $19 over 10 years.
Uses 37% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (315 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 CTM118DW running cost
- Per month
- $5.28
- Per year
- $63
- 5 years
- $317
- 10 years
- $634
198 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
- 118 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 85 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 33 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 144 L
- freezer compartment
- 33 L gross, 166 L net
- fresh food compartment
- 85 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.
Similar fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 118 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Husky HUS-115IN115 L165 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $53 | |
| Artusi ARET130R107 L175 kWh/yr | 3 | $56 | |
| Artusi ARET130B107 L175 kWh/yr | 3 | $56 | |
| Airflo AFF 130XW107 L180 kWh/yr | 2.5 | $58 | |
| Heller HFF132SS132 L183 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $59 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CTM118DW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAH125LTMFC 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 125 L | 3 | 204 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RF132WH 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 125 L | 3 | 204 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Eurotech ED-RF132 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 125 L | 3 | 204 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAH125LTMFD 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 125 L | 3 | 204 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-RET135 same capacity, same door count | 118 L | 2 | 205 | same capacity, same door count |
| Husky HUSRET135BKHU same capacity, same door count | 118 L | 2 | 205 | same capacity, same door count |
| Artusi AINT119/2 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 111 L | 3 | 178 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Devanti BF-F-D-122L-BK 3% larger, same door count | 122 L | 2 | 244 | 3% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 118 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CTM118DW specifications
- Type
- Fridge freezer (manual-defrost freezer)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 474 mm
- Height
- 1,137 mm
- Depth
- 498 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 198 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.033
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 315 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.376
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4104
- GEMS registration id
- 181317
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.