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Haier HCF300FI Fridge
Haier HCF300FI is a 294 L fridge without a separate freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3793).
- Total capacity
- 294 L
- 294 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.01
- Annual electricity use
- 157 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $52 / year
- $4.32 / month ยท $518 over 10 years
21% more electricity than the median of 52 comparable 200โ299 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (130 kWh a year). It uses less than 27% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $9 a year more than the median, $89 over 10 years.
Uses 47% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (299 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh ร 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 200โ299 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.
Haier HCF300FI running cost
- Per month
- $4.32
- Per year
- $52
- 5 years
- $259
- 10 years
- $518
157 kWh ร 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
- 294 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 294 L
- Frozen storage volume
- โ
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 294 L
- fresh food compartment
- 294 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.
Similar fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 294 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 Haier HCF300FI
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertazzoni LRD603UBNPVC-AU same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 294 L | 4.5 | 140 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Gaggenau RC289500 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 289 L | 4 | 155 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| V-zug CO4T-51124 same capacity, same door count | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | same capacity, same door count |
| Miele KS 7743 E same capacity, same door count | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | same capacity, same door count |
| Liebherr IRBh 5120 same capacity, same door count | 294 L | 5.5 | 110 | same capacity, same door count |
| Liebherr IRBh 5170 same capacity, same door count | 293 L | 6 | 106 | same capacity, same door count |
| Miele KS 7793 D same capacity, same door count | 296 L | 5.5 | 110 | same capacity, same door count |
| V-zug CO4T-51140 1% smaller, same door count | 291 L | 5.5 | 110 | 1% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 294 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Haier HCF300FI specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- โ
- Width
- 1,205 mm
- Height
- 865 mm
- Depth
- 620 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 157 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.013
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 299 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.534
- Country of manufacture
- China
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3793
- GEMS registration id
- 175723
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 30 December 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- โ
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.