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Upright freezer · 1 door
Thermaster DC-80F Freezer
Thermaster DC-80F is a 83 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3859).
- Total capacity
- 83 L
- 83 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2
- Star rating index 2.17
- Annual electricity use
- 210 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $69 / year
- $5.77 / month · $693 over 10 years
27% more electricity than the median of 33 comparable Under 150 L upright freezer registrations (166 kWh a year). It uses less than 15% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $15 a year more than the median, $145 over 10 years.
Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (296 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 upright 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.
Thermaster DC-80F 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
- 83 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 83 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 148 L
- freezer compartment
- 83 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 upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 83 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SUFNh 365374 L104 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $34 | |
| Haier HVF90VW90 L123 kWh/yr | 5 | $41 | |
| Throne MSF90 THRONE90 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 | |
| Schmick MSF9090 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 | |
| Westinghouse WFM0900WD86 L133 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $44 |
Freezers similar to the Thermaster DC-80F
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artusi AINT series same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 83 L | 2.5 | 196 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Artusi AINTI119FRZ same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 83 L | 2.5 | 196 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSF085DW 2% larger, same door count, similar external size | 85 L | 3.5 | 162 | 2% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Midea MDRD129FGF01AP 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 86 L | 4 | 146 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Westinghouse WFM0900WD 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 86 L | 4.5 | 133 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Mykin MUF88* 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 88 L | 4 | 146 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Mykin MUF88S 6% larger, same door count, similar external size | 88 L | 4 | 146 | 6% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Husky HUS-92BFWH.1 1% larger, same door count | 84 L | 3 | 175 | 1% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 83 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Compare DC-80F with another freezer
Thermaster DC-80F specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 550 mm
- Height
- 850 mm
- Depth
- 565 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 210 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.169
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 296 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 1.417
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3859
- GEMS registration id
- 177542
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 9
- GEMS group
- Group 6U: vertical freezer, manual defrost
- 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, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
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.