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Upright freezer · 1 door
Trade Tested 987701 Freezer
Trade Tested 987701 is a 150 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ZRF0839).
- Total capacity
- 150 L
- 150 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 2.5
- Star rating index 2.69
- Annual electricity use
- 240 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $79 / year
- $6.60 / month · $792 over 10 years
2% more electricity than the median of 69 comparable 150–249 L upright freezer registrations (236 kWh a year). It uses less than 42% of them.
Uses 29% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (339 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 150–249 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.
Trade Tested 987701 running cost
- Per month
- $6.60
- Per year
- $79
- 5 years
- $396
- 10 years
- $792
240 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
- 150 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 150 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 268 L
- freezer compartment
- 150 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.
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Same type, total capacity within 12% of 150 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH164NBS166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Chiq CSH166NW166 L193 kWh/yr | 4 | $64 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $66 | |
| Fhiaba UC2D75GMOA141 L201 kWh/yr | 3 | $66 | |
| TECO TVF162WMPCM162 L208 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $69 |
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| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmuone KS148DG1LX 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 146 L | 2.5 | 240 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFM1700WE 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 155 L | 3 | 228 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Heller H160UF series 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 158 L | 3 | 210 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Heller H160UFB 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 158 L | 3 | 210 | 5% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF161SNAH 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU161D 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAHFRZU161* 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| TECO TVF161*NAH 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 161 L | 3 | 232 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 150 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Trade Tested 987701 specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 526 mm
- Height
- 1,320 mm
- Depth
- 540 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 240 kWh
- Star rating index
- 2.685
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 339 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.896
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ZRF0839
- GEMS registration id
- 155496
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- n/a (NZ registration)
- Registered for sale in
- New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 9
- GEMS group
- Group 6U: vertical freezer, manual defrost
- Regulatory standard
- EE Amendment Regulations 2025 Schedule 2E
- 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.