Model
Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM
Rank #420 means 419 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 7th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 7% of those models.
What does the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM cost to run per year?
The Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM costs about $59 a year to run, a fairly typical figure for the class; it ranks #420 of 1,000. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $66/yr to run, a saving of roughly $7 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 7 means the low running cost, where it exists, is driven almost entirely by capacity rather than efficiency. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 3.1 cu ft (the class spans 1.2 to 31.7), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Microfridge 3.0RMF4RHW at $59/yr runs a little cheaper and the Avanti RA31B3S at $59/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM's $59/yr adds up to roughly $708 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Avanti RA31B3S, Frigidaire EFR925-PLUM-6COM, Frigidaire EFR920-SLATE-6COM, Galanz GLR31TBEER, Magic Chef HMDR310BE, Professional Series PS-CRF961US-IN, Upstreman BD311-White, Whirlpool WH31S1E.
By the numbers
The Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM 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 $59/yr, here is what the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM costs about $590. That is roughly $70 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $660 over the same ten years.
How the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $59/yr, it runs about $5 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $51 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $66/yr, the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 3.1 cu ft, the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM is a small refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $59/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #420 of 1,000, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM cost per month?
About $4.95 a month, which is the $59 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 320 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $59 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Arctic Chef ACFR834-6COM for its size?
7th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 419 | Microfridge 3.0RMF4RHW3 cu ft | $59 |
| 418 | Vitara VTFR1202EWE12.1 cu ft | $59 |
| 417 | Truarctic TRTM1224SV12.1 cu ft | $59 |
| 416 | Epic EFF123W12.1 cu ft | $59 |
| 415 | Vissani VS217HSUPSS21.8 cu ft | $58 |
Source
ES_1120898_ACFR834-6COM_08222024134803_1996728View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Arctic Chef and ACFR834-6COM 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.