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Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Chiq CSH310NBSL Fridge
Chiq CSH310NBSL is a 311 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2818).
- Total capacity
- 311 L
- 311 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.02
- Annual electricity use
- 132 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $44 / year
- $3.63 / month · $436 over 10 years
14% less electricity than the median of 52 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (154 kWh a year). It uses less than 69% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $7 a year less than the median, $71 over 10 years.
Uses 57% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (304 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 300–399 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 CSH310NBSL running cost
- Per month
- $3.63
- Per year
- $44
- 5 years
- $218
- 10 years
- $436
132 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
- 311 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 311 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 311 L
- fresh food compartment
- 311 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 311 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF300W300 L82 kWh/yr | 7 | $27 | |
| Hisense HRCF301300 L86 kWh/yr | 7 | $28 | |
| Westinghouse WCE3000WA300 L87 kWh/yr | 7 | $29 | |
| Haier HVF275D series276 L97 kWh/yr | 6 | $32 | |
| Chiq CCF299WE299 L105 kWh/yr | 6 | $35 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSH310NBSL
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RS6019S2R1 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 314 L | 5 | 132 | 1% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Omega OIFRU304 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 304 L | 5.5 | 118 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kleenmaid CR30911 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 304 L | 5.5 | 118 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Ikea FORSNÄS 60572987 same capacity, same door count | 310 L | 4 | 161 | same capacity, same door count |
| Haier HCF301W 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 300 L | 5.5 | 117 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Robinhood RHVFF332X 1% smaller, same door count | 308 L | 3 | 196 | 1% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 311 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Chiq models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH311NWL5311 L132 kWh/yr | 5 | $44 | |
| Chiq CSH31*N**L5311 L132 kWh/yr | 5 | $44 |
Compare CSH310NBSL with another fridge
Chiq CSH310NBSL specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 710 mm
- Height
- 1,570 mm
- Depth
- 770 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 132 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.018
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 304 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.424
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Chiq model numbers starting with CSH31
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSH31*N**L5 | ARF4184 | 5 | 132 | 11 September 2031 |
| CSH310NBSL5 | ARF4184 | 5 | 132 | 11 September 2031 |
| CSH311NWL5 | ARF4184 | 5 | 132 | 11 September 2031 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF2818
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2818
- GEMS registration id
- 145404
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 14 March 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSH31*****
- 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.