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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Chiq CCF****E Fridge
Chiq CCF****E is a 700 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3623).
- Total capacity
- 700 L
- 700 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.53
- Annual electricity use
- 218 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $72 / year
- $6.00 / month · $719 over 10 years
Only 2 comparable registrations in this size and type group, so no percentile is shown.
Uses 36% 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.
Chiq CCF****E running cost
- Per month
- $6.00
- Per year
- $72
- 5 years
- $360
- 10 years
- $719
218 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
- 700 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 700 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 700 L
- fresh food compartment
- 700 L gross, 166 L net
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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 700 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WCE7000WA702 L163 kWh/yr | 6 | $54 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650RID/S/T/L646 L197 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $65 | |
| Haier HCF720W692 L197 kWh/yr | 5 | $65 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650RID/S/P/L646 L197 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $65 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CCF****E
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF720W 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 692 L | 5 | 197 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WCE7000WA same capacity, same door count | 702 L | 6 | 163 | same capacity, same door count |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650RID/S/P/R 8% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 646 L | 4.5 | 197 | 8% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650RID Series 8% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 646 L | 4.5 | 197 | 8% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Gaggenau RVC497190 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 622 L | 4 | 225 | 11% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba RS900FR3A 12% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 619 L | 4 | 218 | 12% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba XS900FG6DA 12% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 619 L | 4 | 218 | 12% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| V-zug CO6T-51134 12% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 619 L | 4 | 221 | 12% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 700 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CCF****E specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,880 mm
- Height
- 945 mm
- Depth
- 735 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 218 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.534
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 339 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.311
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Chiq model numbers starting with CCFE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF*****E | ARF3597 | 5 | 165 | 9 June 2030 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3623
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3623
- GEMS registration id
- 170672
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 2 July 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CCF****E
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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.