Selection Criteria Household Freezers

Methodology

Scope

Topten.eu presents the most energy efficient upright and chest freezers that are available in at least one European country.

Technical criteria

In order to be listed on topten.eu, household freezers must meet the follwoing technical criterion:

Energy efficiency class A to D (EU Energy Label)

Suppliers who are no able to provide all the necessary data cannot claim to have their products listed on Topten.

Data Sources

Producers’ declarations (according to the EU energy label)
National data-bases and Topten-sites
Encodex data base

Order of presentation

The products are ranked according to their energy efficiency index (EU energy label). The order of presentation can be changed.

Glossary

Brand and Model

A click on the column of a product shows the detailed view.

Electricity costs

Assumptions:

Costs for electricity during 15 years (product's life time)
According to the declared annual energy consumption
Tariff of electricity: 0.20 €/kWh (there can be large differences depending on country or electrical utility).

Net volume

Total storage volume in litres according to the EU energy label (****, -18° Celsius).

Frost free

With automatic defrost function (yes / no).

Height, width and depht (cm)

The dimensions of the model are indicated in cm.

Ambient temperature (°C)

The ambient temperature indicates the recommended room temperature range for cold appliances according to the climate classes. Sub-tropical and tropical appliances receive a bonus when calculating the energy efficiency index. The average temperature in a kitchen is around 20°C.

Climate class	Temperature range
SN	10° - 32 °C
N	16° - 32 °C
ST (sub-tropical)	16° - 38 °C
T (tropical)	16° - 43 °C

Energy class and energy efficiency index

According to the Energy Labelling regulation No 2019/2016. The classification on the Energy Label is based on the energy efficiency index (EEI).

Class	EEI	Energy Label
A	EEI ≤ 41
B	41 < EEI ≤ 51
C	51 < EEI ≤ 64
D	64 < EEI ≤ 80
E	80 < EEI ≤ 100
F	100 < EEI ≤ 125
G	EEI > 125

Energy (kWh/year)

Annual energy consumption, according to the Energy Label.

Available in countries

This item displays the availability of models in European countries according to producers’ declarations, national Topten sites and other data bases such as EPREL. "EU" means all countries of the European Union. However, the availability is sometimes difficult to define precisely, as it can depend on marketing and sales decisions by retailers and national manufacturing units. "On demand" means that producers could not indicate the availability and that consumers have to ask in their countries on their own. The country codes are according to ISO.