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Chest freezer · 1 door
Esatto ECF198B3 Freezer
Esatto ECF198B3 is a 198 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3425).
A newer registration of this model exists: ARF3550.
- Total capacity
- 198 L
- 198 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.51
- Annual electricity use
- 189 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $62 / year
- $5.20 / month · $624 over 10 years
16% less electricity than the median of 50 comparable 150–249 L chest freezer registrations (225 kWh a year). It uses less than 68% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $12 a year less than the median, $119 over 10 years.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (337 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 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.
Esatto ECF198B3 running cost
- Per month
- $5.20
- Per year
- $62
- 5 years
- $312
- 10 years
- $624
189 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
- 198 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 198 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 354 L
- freezer compartment
- 198 L gross
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 198 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF195W197 L134 kWh/yr | 6 | $44 | |
| Westinghouse WCE2000WA198 L140 kWh/yr | 6 | $46 | |
| Chiq CCF201BE202 L141 kWh/yr | 6 | $47 | |
| Chiq CCF20**E202 L141 kWh/yr | 6 | $47 | |
| Hisense HRCF201200 L156 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $51 |
Freezers similar to the Esatto ECF198B3
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mykin MCF198B2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 4.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MCF198W2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 4.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Stirling STR-CF198LM same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 4.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRC284FZE01APE same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 4.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto ICF198B2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 4.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Seiki SC-200AU8CH same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 198 L | 4.5 | 189 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF201 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 200 L | 5.5 | 156 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 198 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Esatto models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esatto ECF198B3198 L189 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $62 |
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Esatto ECF198B3 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 770 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 560 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 189 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.510
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 337 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.535
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Esatto model numbers starting with ECF198B3
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECF198B3 | ARF3550 | 4.5 | 189 | 23 March 2030 |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3425
- GEMS registration id
- 164344
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 4 September 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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.