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Chest freezer · 1 door
Chiq CCF142WE Freezer
Chiq CCF142WE is a 142 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3164).
- Total capacity
- 142 L
- 142 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5.5
- Star rating index 5.50
- Annual electricity use
- 134 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $44 / year
- $3.69 / month · $442 over 10 years
26% less electricity than the median of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (181 kWh a year). It uses less than 91% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $15 a year less than the median, $153 over 10 years.
Uses 54% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (293 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered Under 150 L chest freezer sold in New Zealand, 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 CCF142WE running cost
- Per month
- $3.69
- Per year
- $44
- 5 years
- $221
- 10 years
- $442
134 kWh × 33c/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
- 142 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 142 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 254 L
- freezer compartment
- 142 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.
Similar chest freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 142 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L113 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L121 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Chiq CCF145BE146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Chiq CCF146WE146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 |
Freezers similar to the Chiq CCF142WE
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCF146 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 145 L | 6 | 122 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Living & CO HS-186CN(S2) same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 2.5 | 243 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Germanica GCF145LAU same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 2.5 | 243 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky HUS-142CHE.1 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 142 L | 3 | 220 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 6 | 121 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF144 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 145 L | 4 | 177 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 142 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CCF145BE146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 |
Compare CCF142WE with another freezer
Chiq CCF142WE specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 635 mm
- Height
- 835 mm
- Depth
- 556 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 134 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.504
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 293 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.528
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Chiq model numbers starting with CCF14
3 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
Other model numbers on registration ARF3164
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3164
- GEMS registration id
- 155307
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 25 July 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CCF14***
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 8
- GEMS group
- Group 6C: chest freezer
- 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 freezer, chest configuration (GEMS group 6C)
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.