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Chest freezer · 1 door
Iceland 351371 Freezer
Iceland 351371 is a 371 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0873).
- Total capacity
- 371 L
- 371 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.53
- Annual electricity use
- 380 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $125 / year
- $10.45 / month · $1,254 over 10 years
14% more electricity than the median of 18 comparable 350–499 L chest freezer registrations (333 kWh a year). It uses less than 11% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $16 a year more than the median, $157 over 10 years.
Uses 19% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (472 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 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.
Iceland 351371 running cost
- Per month
- $10.45
- Per year
- $125
- 5 years
- $627
- 10 years
- $1,254
380 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
- 371 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 371 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 662 L
- freezer compartment
- 371 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 371 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Refrigeration GP897-A378 L260 kWh/yr | 4 | $86 | |
| Polar Refrigeration GH337-A378 L280 kWh/yr | 4 | $92 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RC376W2373 L299 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $99 | |
| Haier HCF384W2373 L299 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $99 | |
| Midea MDRC499FZF01AP362 L300 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $99 |
Freezers similar to the Iceland 351371
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurotech ED-CF380WH.2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 371 L | 2.5 | 380 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Parmco CF371W same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 371 L | 2.5 | 380 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RC376W2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 373 L | 3.5 | 299 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Hoover HV-RCF371 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 371 L | 2.5 | 380 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRC499FZF01AP 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Haier HCF384W2 same capacity, same door count | 373 L | 3.5 | 299 | same capacity, same door count |
| Robinhood RCFA395WH 7% larger, same door count, similar external size | 395 L | 3.5 | 323 | 7% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Polar Refrigeration GP897-A 2% larger, same door count | 378 L | 4 | 260 | 2% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 371 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Iceland 351371 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,300 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 700 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 380 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.531
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 472 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.574
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0873
- GEMS registration id
- 161373
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 8
- GEMS group
- Group 6C: chest freezer
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: tradedepot.co.nz. How the derived figures are calculated.