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Chest freezer · 1 door
Westinghouse WCE7000WA Freezer
Westinghouse WCE7000WA is a 702 L chest freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF4051).
- Total capacity
- 702 L
- 702 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.02
- Annual electricity use
- 327 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $108 / year
- $8.99 / month · $1,079 over 10 years
19% less electricity than the median of 32 comparable 500 L and above chest freezer registrations (404 kWh a year). It uses less than 72% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $25 a year less than the median, $254 over 10 years.
Uses 55% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (731 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.
Westinghouse WCE7000WA running cost
- Per month
- $8.99
- Per year
- $108
- 5 years
- $540
- 10 years
- $1,079
327 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
- 702 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 702 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 1,254 L
- freezer compartment
- 702 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 Westinghouse WCE7000WA
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CCF699BE same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 700 L | 4.5 | 361 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF series same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 700 L | 4.5 | 361 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HCF720W 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 692 L | 5 | 325 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF702 same capacity, same door count | 702 L | 2.5 | 536 | same capacity, same door count |
| Haier HCF719W2 same capacity, same door count | 705 L | 4 | 390 | same capacity, same door count |
| Fisher & Paykel RC719W2 same capacity, same door count | 705 L | 2 | 585 | same capacity, same door count |
| Kogan KAM688CHWZ* 2% smaller, same door count | 688 L | 3 | 480 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Kogan KAM688CHWZD 2% smaller, same door count | 688 L | 3 | 480 | 2% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 702 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Westinghouse WCE7000WA specifications
- Type
- Chest freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 327 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.016
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 731 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.261
- Country of manufacture
- Australia
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF4051
- GEMS registration id
- 180868
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 26 July 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, 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. How the derived figures are calculated.