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Chest freezer · 1 door
Parmco CF688W Freezer
Parmco CF688W is a 688 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0858).
- Total capacity
- 688 L
- 688 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.02
- Annual electricity use
- 480 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $158 / year
- $13.20 / month · $1,584 over 10 years
19% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500 L and above chest freezer registrations (404 kWh a year). It uses less than 13% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $25 a year more than the median, $251 over 10 years.
Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (720 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 500 L and above 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.
Parmco CF688W running cost
- Per month
- $13.20
- Per year
- $158
- 5 years
- $792
- 10 years
- $1,584
480 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
- 688 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 688 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 1,229 L
- freezer compartment
- 688 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 688 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF720W692 L325 kWh/yr | 5 | $107 | |
| Westinghouse WCE7000WA702 L327 kWh/yr | 5 | $108 | |
| Chiq CCF series700 L361 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $119 | |
| Chiq CCF700WE700 L361 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $119 | |
| Haier HCF719W2705 L390 kWh/yr | 4 | $129 |
Freezers similar to the Parmco CF688W
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAM688CHWZD same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 688 L | 3 | 480 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM688CHWZ* same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 688 L | 3 | 480 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RC719W2 3% larger, same door count, similar external size | 705 L | 2 | 585 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Hisense HRCF702 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 702 L | 2.5 | 536 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WCM7000WE 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 702 L | 2.5 | 536 | 2% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF720W same capacity, same door count | 692 L | 5 | 325 | same capacity, same door count |
| Chiq CCF700WE 2% larger, same door count | 700 L | 4.5 | 361 | 2% larger, same door count |
| Chiq CCF699BE 2% larger, same door count | 700 L | 4.5 | 361 | 2% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 688 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Parmco CF688W specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,905 mm
- Height
- 820 mm
- Depth
- 865 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 480 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.025
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 720 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.391
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0858
- GEMS registration id
- 156578
- 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: homa.appliances-china.com. How the derived figures are calculated.