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Chest freezer · 1 door
Chiq CCF299WE Freezer
Chiq CCF299WE is a 299 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3079).
- Total capacity
- 299 L
- 299 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.02
- Annual electricity use
- 208 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $69 / year
- $5.72 / month · $686 over 10 years
31% less electricity than the median of 31 comparable 250–349 L chest freezer registrations (303 kWh a year). It uses less than 84% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $31 a year less than the median, $314 over 10 years.
Uses 50% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (416 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 250–349 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 CCF299WE running cost
- Per month
- $5.72
- Per year
- $69
- 5 years
- $343
- 10 years
- $686
208 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
- 299 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 299 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 534 L
- freezer compartment
- 299 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 299 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCF301300 L187 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $62 | |
| Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L187 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $62 | |
| Haier HCF300W300 L189 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $62 |
Freezers similar to the Chiq CCF299WE
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF300W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 300 L | 5.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF301 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 300 L | 5.5 | 187 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HCFH300 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 291 L | 4.5 | 223 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Konka KHF-300W2 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 291 L | 4.5 | 223 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF297 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 300 L | 3.5 | 275 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Westinghouse WCM3000WE same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 300 L | 3.5 | 275 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HCF301W same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 300 L | 4 | 252 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Robinhood RCFA303WH 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 303 L | 3 | 310 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 299 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CCF299WE specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,125 mm
- Height
- 835 mm
- Depth
- 610 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 208 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.019
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 416 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.390
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3079
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3079
- GEMS registration id
- 153203
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 29 March 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CCF29***
- 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.