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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Chiq CSH205NSS Fridge
Chiq CSH205NSS is a 206 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3399).
- Total capacity
- 206 L
- 206 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.02
- Annual electricity use
- 110 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $36 / year
- $3.03 / month · $363 over 10 years
15% less electricity than the median of 52 comparable 200–299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 73% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $66 over 10 years.
Uses 61% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (281 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 200–299 L fridge without a separate 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.
Chiq CSH205NSS running cost
- Per month
- $3.03
- Per year
- $36
- 5 years
- $182
- 10 years
- $363
110 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
- 206 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 206 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 206 L
- fresh food compartment
- 206 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 206 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CCF202WE202 L89 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 | |
| Chiq CCF201BE202 L89 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 | |
| Hisense HRCF201200 L98 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $32 | |
| Ikea FORSNÄS 40572988212 L101 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $33 | |
| Omega OIFFU212212 L101 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $33 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSH205NSS
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kleenmaid CZ21911 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 212 L | 5.5 | 101 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Ikea FORSNÄS 40572988 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 212 L | 5.5 | 101 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega OIFFU212 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 212 L | 5.5 | 101 | 3% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF201 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 200 L | 5.5 | 98 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Akai AK-202-CF 2% smaller, same door count | 202 L | 3 | 160 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Dometic RUC8408X 5% larger, similar external size | 216 L | 1 | 283 | 5% larger, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 206 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSR205DW205 L134 kWh/yr | 4 | $44 | |
| Chiq CCF201BE202 L89 kWh/yr | 6 | $29 |
Compare CSH205NSS with another fridge
Chiq CSH205NSS specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 547 mm
- Height
- 1,705 mm
- Depth
- 599 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 110 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.016
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 281 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.534
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3399
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3399
- GEMS registration id
- 163104
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 28 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSH20*N**
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, automatic 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.