Name: Chiq CCF146WE
Brand: Chiq
SKU: ARF4178

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 146 L; 146 L freezer
Energy rating: 6; Star rating index 6.04
Annual electricity use: 122 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $40 / year; $3.36 / month · $403 over 10 years

32% less electricity than the median of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (181 kWh a year). It uses less than 93% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $19 a year less than the median, $193 over 10 years.

Uses 59% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (296 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?

median 181151220

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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 CCF146WE running cost

Per month: $3.36
Per year: $40
5 years: $201
10 years: $403

122 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: 146 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: –
Frozen storage volume: 146 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 261 L
freezer compartment: 146 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 146 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Haier HCF140W137 L113 kWh/yr	137 L	– / 137	6	113	$37	98% of similar

Freezers similar to the Chiq CCF146WE

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Hisense HRCF146 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating	145 L	6	122	$40	same capacity, same door count, similar star rating
Living & CO HS-186CN(S2) 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size	142 L	2.5	243	$80	3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Germanica GCF145LAU 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size	142 L	2.5	243	$80	3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Husky HUS-142CHE.1 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size	142 L	3	220	$73	3% smaller, same door count, similar external size
Westinghouse WCE1500WA 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	142 L	6	121	$40	3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Hisense HRCF144 same capacity, same door count	145 L	4	177	$58	same capacity, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 146 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Chiq models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Chiq CCF142WE142 L134 kWh/yr	142 L	– / 142	5.5	134	$44	91% of similar
Chiq CCF14***142 L134 kWh/yr	142 L	– / 142	5.5	134	$44	91% of similar

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Chiq CCF146WE specifications

Type: Chest freezer
Configuration: Chest
Doors: 1
Defrost: –
Ice maker: –
Width: 660 mm
Height: 850 mm
Depth: 560 mm
Annual energy (label): 122 kWh
Star rating index: 6.036
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 296 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.468
Country of manufacture: China

Other model numbers on registration ARF4178

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF4178
GEMS registration id: 182383
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 9 September 2031
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: CCF14**E
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 24 September 2026; last checked 25 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.