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Chest freezer · 1 door
Living & CO TCF142 Freezer
Living & CO TCF142 is a 142 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0899).
- Total capacity
- 142 L
- 142 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.07
- Annual electricity use
- 217 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $72 / year
- $5.97 / month · $716 over 10 years
20% more electricity than the median of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (181 kWh a year). It uses less than 14% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $12 a year more than the median, $120 over 10 years.
Uses 26% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (293 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 Under 150 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.
Living & CO TCF142 running cost
- Per month
- $5.97
- Per year
- $72
- 5 years
- $358
- 10 years
- $716
217 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
- 142 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 142 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 254 L
- freezer compartment
- 142 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 142 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L113 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L121 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Chiq CCF145BE146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Chiq CCF14**E146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 |
Freezers similar to the Living & CO TCF142
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscany T-CF145WH.2 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 217 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Husky HUS-142CHE.1 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 220 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Parmco CF142W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 217 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Konic KNF-143W same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 217 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TCF142WMIH same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 217 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| TCL F155CFW same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 217 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAMN142CHFD same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 220 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Whirlpool WPCF05HWH same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 142 L | 3 | 217 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 142 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Living & CO TCF142 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 217 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.075
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 293 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.856
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0899
- GEMS registration id
- 165046
- 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
- IEC 62552-3:2015
- 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. Manufacturer: homa.cn. How the derived figures are calculated.