Model
Honeywell H11MFW
Rank #29 means 28 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 3rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 3% of those models.
What does the Honeywell H11MFW cost to run per year?
At $40 a year to run, the Honeywell H11MFW is one of the very cheapest freezer models we track, ranking #29 of 622, in the bottom five percent on cost. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $45/yr to run, a saving of roughly $5 a year. Its 3th size-adjusted efficiency percentile sits at the floor of the class, a figure worth weighing carefully against the raw cost above. At 1.1 cu ft, it is a small freezer for the class, which runs 1.1 to 23 cu ft; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Honeywell H11MFS at $40/yr runs a little cheaper and the Koolatron KTUF34 at $40/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Honeywell H11MFW's $40/yr adds up to roughly $560 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Arctic King AUFM011AEW.
By the numbers
The Honeywell H11MFW normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $40/yr, here is what the Honeywell H11MFW adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Honeywell H11MFW costs about $400. That is roughly $50 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $450 over the same ten years.
How the Honeywell H11MFW compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $40/yr, it runs about $35 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $15 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $45/yr, the Honeywell H11MFW uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 1.1 cu ft, the Honeywell H11MFW is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- Interior volume. Cubic feet of frozen storage is the first lever behind a freezer's running cost, ahead of insulation or defrost type.
- Insulation and defrost type. Two freezers of the same size can differ meaningfully on running cost based on insulation quality and whether they run an automatic-defrost heater.
- Chest vs upright design. Chest freezers open from the top, so cold air, which sinks, stays inside when the lid opens; upright freezers lose more cold air per door opening for a similar capacity.
Common questions
Is the Honeywell H11MFW cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $40 a year it ranks #29 of 622 freezer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Honeywell H11MFW cost per month?
Roughly $3.33/mo, spreading the $40/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 215 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $40 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Honeywell H11MFW for its size?
3rd percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1132323_H11MFW_11082021030206_80104873View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Honeywell and H11MFW are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.