New Zealand · costs in NZD
Upright freezer · 2 doors
Chiq CSH379NBSL5 Freezer
Chiq CSH379NBSL5 is a 380 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4102).
- Total capacity
- 380 L
- 380 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.52
- Annual electricity use
- 316 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $104 / year
- $8.69 / month · $1,043 over 10 years
7% less electricity than the median of 23 comparable 350–499 L upright freezer registrations (339 kWh a year). It uses less than 65% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $8 a year less than the median, $76 over 10 years.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (566 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 350–499 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 CSH379NBSL5 running cost
- Per month
- $8.69
- Per year
- $104
- 5 years
- $521
- 10 years
- $1,043
316 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
- 380 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 380 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 679 L
- freezer compartment
- 380 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 380 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beko BVHF404W404 L268 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $88 | |
| Gaggenau RF461306344 L272 kWh/yr | 4 | $90 | |
| Fhiaba *S600FZ*A348 L282 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $93 | |
| Fhiaba XS600FZ3IA348 L282 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $93 | |
| Gaggenau RVF467590404 L290 kWh/yr | 4 | $96 |
Freezers similar to the Chiq CSH379NBSL5
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogue 355380 same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating | 380 L | 3.5 | 316 | same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRVF384S 1% larger, similar star rating | 384 L | 3 | 352 | 1% larger, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF430V series 2% larger, similar star rating | 386 L | 3.5 | 319 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF430VW 2% larger, similar star rating | 386 L | 3.5 | 319 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFB4204** 2% larger, similar star rating | 388 L | 3.5 | 309 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFB4204SC 2% larger, similar star rating | 388 L | 3.5 | 309 | 2% larger, similar star rating |
| Imprasio IMUF366SS 4% smaller, similar star rating | 364 L | 3.5 | 310 | 4% smaller, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EFE4227SC 2% larger | 388 L | 2.5 | 386 | 2% larger |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 380 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSH379NBSL5 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 710 mm
- Height
- 1,855 mm
- Depth
- 705 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 316 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.523
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 566 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.466
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF4102
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4102
- GEMS registration id
- 181294
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 August 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSH379NBS**/ CSH380NW**
- 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.