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Robinhood RCFA395WH Freezer
Robinhood RCFA395WH is a 395 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2804).
- Total capacity
- 395 L
- 395 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 323 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $107 / year
- $8.88 / month ยท $1,066 over 10 years
3% less electricity than the median of 18 comparable 350โ499 L chest freezer registrations (333 kWh a year). It uses less than 50% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $3 a year less than the median, $31 over 10 years.
Uses 34% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (491 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh ร 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 350โ499 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.
Robinhood RCFA395WH running cost
- Per month
- $8.88
- Per year
- $107
- 5 years
- $533
- 10 years
- $1,066
323 kWh ร 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
- 395 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- โ
- Frozen storage volume
- 395 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 705 L
- freezer compartment
- 395 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 395 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 | |
| Polar Refrigeration GH337-A378 L280 kWh/yr | 4 | $92 | |
| Aucma BD-500AF428 L292 kWh/yr | 4 | $96 | |
| Haier HCF384W2373 L299 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $99 |
Freezers similar to the Robinhood RCFA395WH
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAM418CHWZC 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 418 L | 3 | 368 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM418CHWZ* 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 418 L | 3 | 368 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF420W 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 418 L | 5.5 | 224 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Parmco CF371W 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 371 L | 2.5 | 380 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Iceland 351371 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 371 L | 2.5 | 380 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Eurotech ED-CF380WH.2 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 371 L | 2.5 | 380 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Polar Refrigeration GH337-A 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 378 L | 4 | 280 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Polar Refrigeration GP897-A 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 378 L | 4 | 260 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 395 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Robinhood RCFA395WH specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- โ
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- 1,355 mm
- Height
- 845 mm
- Depth
- 710 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 323 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.513
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 491 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.458
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2804
- GEMS registration id
- 144543
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 6 February 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- โ
- 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. How the derived figures are calculated.