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Upright freezer · 1 door
Chiq CSH205NSS Freezer
Chiq CSH205NSS is a 206 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3400).
- Total capacity
- 206 L
- 206 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.02
- Annual electricity use
- 212 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $70 / year
- $5.83 / month · $700 over 10 years
10% less electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 74% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $8 a year less than the median, $79 over 10 years.
Uses 54% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (457 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 150–249 L upright 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 CSH205NSS running cost
- Per month
- $5.83
- Per year
- $70
- 5 years
- $350
- 10 years
- $700
212 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
- 206 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 206 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 368 L
- freezer compartment
- 206 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 upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 206 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT4100200 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 |
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| Miele FNS 7794 E 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 213 L | 4 | 207 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
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Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 206 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSH205NSS specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 547 mm
- Height
- 1,705 mm
- Depth
- 599 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 212 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.023
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 457 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.576
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3400
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3400
- GEMS registration id
- 163103
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSH20****
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, automatic 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 freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
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.