Australia · costs in AUD
Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Haier HCF420W Fridge
Haier HCF420W is a 418 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3796).
- Total capacity
- 418 L
- 418 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 6
- Star rating index 6.00
- Annual electricity use
- 125 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $40 / year
- $3.33 / month · $400 over 10 years
36% less electricity than the median of 15 comparable 400–499 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (195 kWh a year). It uses less than 93% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $22 a year less than the median, $224 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (275 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 400–499 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.
Haier HCF420W running cost
- Per month
- $3.33
- Per year
- $40
- 5 years
- $200
- 10 years
- $400
125 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
- 418 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 418 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 418 L
- fresh food compartment
- 418 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 without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 418 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SRBbsh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Liebherr SRBs*h 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Miele KS 4783 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 |
Fridges similar to the Haier HCF420W
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SRsdh 5220 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 399 L | 6 | 115 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele KS 4783 ED bst 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 399 L | 6 | 115 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 399 L | 6 | 115 | 5% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Beko BVHF404W 3% smaller, same door count | 404 L | 4 | 182 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Gaggenau RVC467190 7% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 390 L | 5.5 | 135 | 7% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF439 5% larger, same door count | 440 L | 4 | 174 | 5% larger, same door count |
| Liebherr EKB 9471 6% larger, same door count | 441 L | 3.5 | 212 | 6% larger, same door count |
| Samsung Electronics SDFX3100N 7% smaller, same door count | 387 L | 4 | 170 | 7% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 418 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare HCF420W with another fridge
Haier HCF420W specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,320 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 750 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 125 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.005
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 275 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.299
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3796
- GEMS registration id
- 175725
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 January 2031
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.