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Chest freezer · 1 door
Sheffield PL78CF Freezer
Sheffield PL78CF is a 78 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0912).
A newer registration of this model exists: ZRF0966.
- Total capacity
- 78 L
- 78 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.06
- Annual electricity use
- 210 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $69 / year
- $5.77 / month · $693 over 10 years
16% more electricity than the median of 56 comparable Under 150 L chest freezer registrations (181 kWh a year). It uses less than 27% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $10 a year more than the median, $97 over 10 years.
Uses 14% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (243 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.
Sheffield PL78CF running cost
- Per month
- $5.77
- Per year
- $69
- 5 years
- $347
- 10 years
- $693
210 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
- 78 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 78 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 139 L
- freezer compartment
- 78 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.
Freezers similar to the Sheffield PL78CF
No comparable registrations of the same type and size.
Other Sheffield models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield PL78CF78 L210 kWh/yr | 2 | $69 |
Compare PL78CF with another freezer
Sheffield PL78CF specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 530 mm
- Height
- 785 mm
- Depth
- 410 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 210 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.055
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 243 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.508
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Sheffield model numbers starting with PL78CF
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL78CF | ZRF0966 | 2 | 210 | n/a |
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0912
- GEMS registration id
- 169575
- 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: prolinkasia.com. How the derived figures are calculated.