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Chest freezer · 1 door
Seiki SC-150AU8CH Freezer
Seiki SC-150AU8CH is a 143 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3543).
- Total capacity
- 143 L
- 143 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.50
- Annual electricity use
- 164 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $54 / year
- $4.51 / month · $541 over 10 years
9% less electricity than the median of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (181 kWh a year). It uses less than 63% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $5 a year less than the median, $54 over 10 years.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (294 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 Under 150 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.
Seiki SC-150AU8CH running cost
- Per month
- $4.51
- Per year
- $54
- 5 years
- $271
- 10 years
- $541
164 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
- 143 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 143 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 255 L
- freezer compartment
- 143 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 143 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF140W137 L113 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Westinghouse WCE1500WA142 L121 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Hisense HRCF146145 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Chiq CCF146WE146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 | |
| Chiq CCF145BE146 L122 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 |
Freezers similar to the Seiki SC-150AU8CH
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inalto ICF142B2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF144 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 145 L | 4 | 177 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Konka KHF-143W2 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 137 L | 4 | 175 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Artic ACFH150 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 137 L | 4 | 175 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF137W 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 137 L | 4 | 177 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Heller HCFH150 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 137 L | 4 | 175 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF146 1% larger, same door count, similar external size | 145 L | 6 | 122 | 1% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM143LICFE same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 143 L | 4.5 | 164 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 143 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Seiki SC-150AU8CH specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 600 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 560 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 164 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.501
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 294 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.642
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3543
- GEMS registration id
- 167991
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 19 March 2030
- 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: ayonz.com. How the derived figures are calculated.