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Upright freezer · 1 door
Chiq CSH31*N**L5 Freezer
Chiq CSH31*N**L5 is a 311 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4183).
- Total capacity
- 311 L
- 311 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.52
- Annual electricity use
- 234 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $77 / year
- $6.44 / month · $772 over 10 years
11% less electricity than the median of 31 comparable 250–349 L upright freezer registrations (263 kWh a year). It uses less than 68% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $10 a year less than the median, $96 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (517 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 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 CSH31*N**L5 running cost
- Per month
- $6.44
- Per year
- $77
- 5 years
- $386
- 10 years
- $772
234 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
- 311 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 311 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 555 L
- freezer compartment
- 311 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 311 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miele FNS 4382 E edt/cs278 L178 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $59 | |
| Miele FNS 4782 E bst278 L178 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $59 | |
| Liebherr SFNsdh 5227278 L178 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $59 | |
| Liebherr SFNbsh 5267278 L181 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $60 | |
| Haier HVF275D series276 L200 kWh/yr | 5 | $66 |
Freezers similar to the Chiq CSH31*N**L5
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS6019F2L1 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 304 L | 4 | 256 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SFP*50R* 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 323 L | 4 | 263 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SFP347RB 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 323 L | 4 | 263 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GP-F324PL 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 324 L | 4 | 256 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GP-F324MBL 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 324 L | 4 | 256 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele F 2671 Vi 2% smaller, same door count | 304 L | 3 | 313 | 2% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 311 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH311NWL311 L234 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $77 | |
| Chiq CSH3*****311 L234 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $77 |
Compare CSH31*N**L5 with another freezer
Chiq CSH31*N**L5 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 710 mm
- Height
- 1,570 mm
- Depth
- 770 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 234 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.524
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 517 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.421
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4183
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4183
- GEMS registration id
- 182421
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 September 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSH31*N**L5
- 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 24 September 2026; last checked 25 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.