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Chest freezer · 1 door
Nisbets Essentials DA536-A Freezer
Nisbets Essentials DA536-A is a 282 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2740).
- Total capacity
- 282 L
- 282 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.53
- Annual electricity use
- 331 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $109 / year
- $9.10 / month · $1,092 over 10 years
9% more electricity than the median of 31 comparable 250–349 L chest freezer registrations (303 kWh a year). It uses less than 7% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $9 a year more than the median, $92 over 10 years.
Uses 18% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (403 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 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.
Nisbets Essentials DA536-A running cost
- Per month
- $9.10
- Per year
- $109
- 5 years
- $546
- 10 years
- $1,092
331 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
- 282 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 282 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 504 L
- freezer compartment
- 282 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 282 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L187 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $62 | |
| Hisense HRCF301300 L187 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $62 | |
| Haier HCF300W300 L189 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $62 | |
| Chiq CCF254WE254 L192 kWh/yr | 5 | $63 | |
| Chiq CCF298BE299 L208 kWh/yr | 5 | $69 |
Freezers similar to the Nisbets Essentials DA536-A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Tested 939717 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 282 L | 2.5 | 331 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Iceland 351287 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Akai AK-287-CF 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Akai AK-287-CF 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHCF288 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Imprasio IMCF288 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Living & CO TCF287 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hoover HV-RCF287 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 287 L | 3 | 303 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 282 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Nisbets Essentials DA536-A specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,116 mm
- Height
- 644 mm
- Depth
- 845 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 331 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.533
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 403 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.657
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2740
- GEMS registration id
- 140606
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 3 November 2026
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: nisbets.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.