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Chest freezer · 1 door
Polar Refrigeration GH339-A Freezer
Polar Refrigeration GH339-A is a 581 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2983).
- Total capacity
- 581 L
- 581 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.15
- Annual electricity use
- 350 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $116 / year
- $9.63 / month · $1,155 over 10 years
13% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500 L and above chest freezer registrations (404 kWh a year). It uses less than 66% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $18 a year less than the median, $178 over 10 years.
Uses 45% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (636 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.
Polar Refrigeration GH339-A running cost
- Per month
- $9.63
- Per year
- $116
- 5 years
- $578
- 10 years
- $1,155
350 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
- 581 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 581 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 1,037 L
- freezer compartment
- 581 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 581 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Refrigeration GP898-A581 L330 kWh/yr | 4 | $109 |
Freezers similar to the Polar Refrigeration GH339-A
No comparable registrations of the same type and size.
Other Polar Refrigeration models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Refrigeration GP898-A581 L330 kWh/yr | 4 | $109 |
Compare GH339-A with another freezer
Polar Refrigeration GH339-A specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 2,035 mm
- Height
- 960 mm
- Depth
- 750 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 350 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.146
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 636 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.337
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2983
- GEMS registration id
- 150652
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 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
- 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.