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Bar fridge · 1 door
Haier HCF194W Fridge
Haier HCF194W is a 194 L bar fridge registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3462).
- Total capacity
- 194 L
- 194 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.37
- Annual electricity use
- 100 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $32 / year
- $2.67 / month · $320 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 167 comparable Under 200 L bar fridge registrations (100 kWh a year). It uses less than 49% of them.
Uses 56% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (225 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 bar fridge 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.
Haier HCF194W running cost
- Per month
- $2.67
- Per year
- $32
- 5 years
- $160
- 10 years
- $320
100 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
- 194 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 194 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 194 L
- fresh food compartment
- 194 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 bar fridges that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 194 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF195W197 L71 kWh/yr | 7 | $23 | |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA198 L72 kWh/yr | 7 | $23 | |
| Kogan KAM198LICFA198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 | |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 | |
| Kogan KAM198LICFE198 L88 kWh/yr | 6 | $28 |
Fridges similar to the Haier HCF194W
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husky HUS-198CHE.1 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 5 | 108 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF198BE 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 6 | 88 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CCF19**E 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 199 L | 6 | 88 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| LG GU-B194PL same capacity, same door count | 194 L | 3.5 | 145 | same capacity, same door count |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 7 | 72 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Kogan KAM198LICF* 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Midea MDRC284FZE01APE 2% larger, same door count | 198 L | 6 | 88 | 2% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 194 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Haier HCF194W specifications
- Type
- Bar fridge
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 820 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 555 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 100 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.369
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 225 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.515
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3462
- GEMS registration id
- 164989
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 20 October 2029
- 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 under 200 L
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.