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Upright freezer · 1 door
Coldstream CSF240 Freezer
Coldstream CSF240 is a 242 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2960).
- Total capacity
- 242 L
- 242 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 253 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $83 / year
- $6.96 / month · $835 over 10 years
7% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 29% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $6 a year more than the median, $56 over 10 years.
Uses 30% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (363 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.
Coldstream CSF240 running cost
- Per month
- $6.96
- Per year
- $83
- 5 years
- $417
- 10 years
- $835
253 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
- 242 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 242 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 432 L
- freezer compartment
- 242 L gross, 77 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 242 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| V-zug FR4T-53009213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5128213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Miele FNS 7794 E213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Liebherr SIFNh 5188213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 | |
| Miele FNS 7740 F213 L207 kWh/yr | 4 | $68 |
Freezers similar to the Coldstream CSF240
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogue 355243 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 3.5 | 253 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Living & CO DD1-33A (TWL242) same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 242 L | 3.5 | 253 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRVF240 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 240 L | 3 | 279 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFB2804*B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 240 L | 3 | 279 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFB2804AB same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 240 L | 3 | 279 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRU333FGF02AP 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 238 L | 2.5 | 306 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Inalto IUFF238 series 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 238 L | 2.5 | 306 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Esatto EUF268S 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 238 L | 2.5 | 306 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 242 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Coldstream CSF240 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 1,700 mm
- Depth
- 600 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 253 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.514
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 363 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.585
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2960
- GEMS registration id
- 150829
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 8 November 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 9
- GEMS group
- Group 6U: vertical freezer, manual 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.