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Chest freezer · 1 door
Polar Refrigeration GH337-A Freezer
Polar Refrigeration GH337-A is a 378 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2982).
- Total capacity
- 378 L
- 378 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.12
- Annual electricity use
- 280 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $92 / year
- $7.70 / month · $924 over 10 years
16% less electricity than the median of 18 comparable 350–499 L chest freezer registrations (333 kWh a year). It uses less than 83% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $17 a year less than the median, $173 over 10 years.
Uses 41% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (478 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.
Polar Refrigeration GH337-A running cost
- Per month
- $7.70
- Per year
- $92
- 5 years
- $462
- 10 years
- $924
280 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
- 378 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 378 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 675 L
- freezer compartment
- 378 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 378 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF420W418 L224 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $74 | |
| Polar Refrigeration GP897-A378 L260 kWh/yr | 4 | $86 |
Freezers similar to the Polar Refrigeration GH337-A
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF384W2 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 373 L | 3.5 | 299 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RC376W2 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 373 L | 3.5 | 299 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Midea MDRC499FZF01AP 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM362CHWZD 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM362CHWZ* 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 362 L | 3.5 | 300 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RCFA395WH 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 395 L | 3.5 | 323 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Iceland 351371 2% smaller, same door count | 371 L | 2.5 | 380 | 2% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 378 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Polar Refrigeration models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Refrigeration GP897-A378 L260 kWh/yr | 4 | $86 |
Compare GH337-A with another freezer
Polar Refrigeration GH337-A specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,435 mm
- Height
- 960 mm
- Depth
- 750 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 280 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.119
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 478 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.415
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2982
- GEMS registration id
- 150634
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 7 December 2027
- 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
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: nisbets.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.