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Upright freezer · 1 door
Haier HVF325DS Freezer
Haier HVF325DS is a 285 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2819).
- Total capacity
- 285 L
- 285 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 274 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $90 / year
- $7.54 / month · $904 over 10 years
4% more electricity than the median of 31 comparable 250–349 L upright freezer registrations (263 kWh a year). It uses less than 32% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $4 a year more than the median, $36 over 10 years.
Uses 45% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (498 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.
Haier HVF325DS running cost
- Per month
- $7.54
- Per year
- $90
- 5 years
- $452
- 10 years
- $904
274 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
- 285 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 285 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 509 L
- freezer compartment
- 285 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 upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 285 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SFNsdh 5227278 L178 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $59 | |
| 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 5267278 L181 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $60 | |
| Haier HVF275DW276 L200 kWh/yr | 5 | $66 |
Freezers similar to the Haier HVF325DS
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaggenau RVF417590 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 280 L | 4 | 244 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU274E 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 274 L | 3.5 | 269 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU274F 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 274 L | 3.5 | 269 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele FNS 4782 E edt/cs 3% smaller, same door count | 278 L | 5.5 | 178 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Liebherr SFNsdh 5227 3% smaller, same door count | 278 L | 5.5 | 178 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Liebherr SFNsdh 5267 3% smaller, same door count | 278 L | 5.5 | 181 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Miele FNS 4782 E bst 3% smaller, same door count | 278 L | 5.5 | 178 | 3% smaller, same door count |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6019F3LJ1 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 303 L | 3.5 | 272 | 6% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 285 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare HVF325DS with another freezer
Haier HVF325DS specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 274 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.511
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 498 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.538
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF2819
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2819
- GEMS registration id
- 145363
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 15 March 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- HVF325D Series
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: haier.com. How the derived figures are calculated.