New Zealand · costs in NZD
Chest freezer · 2 doors
Sun Pacific Trade SPTCF-830 Freezer
Sun Pacific Trade SPTCF-830 is a 801 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3801).
- Total capacity
- 801 L
- 801 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 1.5
- Star rating index 1.83
- Annual electricity use
- 663 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $219 / year
- $18.23 / month · $2,188 over 10 years
64% more electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500 L and above chest freezer registrations (404 kWh a year). It uses less than 0% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $85 a year more than the median, $855 over 10 years.
Uses 18% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (808 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.
Sun Pacific Trade SPTCF-830 running cost
- Per month
- $18.23
- Per year
- $219
- 5 years
- $1,094
- 10 years
- $2,188
663 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
- 801 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 801 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 1,430 L
- freezer compartment
- 801 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 801 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF719W2705 L390 kWh/yr | 4 | $129 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RC719W2705 L585 kWh/yr | 2 | $193 |
Freezers similar to the Sun Pacific Trade SPTCF-830
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RC719W2 12% smaller, similar star rating | 705 L | 2 | 585 | 12% smaller, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF719W2 12% smaller | 705 L | 4 | 390 | 12% smaller |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 801 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare SPTCF-830 with another freezer
Sun Pacific Trade SPTCF-830 specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 663 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.828
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 808 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.464
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3801
- GEMS registration id
- 176034
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 12 January 2031
- 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 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.