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Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified

DAI Scientific Equipment DAI-HC-47

45.4 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.

Total volume

45.4 cu ft

Daily energy use

3.47 kWh/day

Form factor

Upright

NSF/ANSI 456 certified

No

Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 882 have a lower daily energy use than the DAI-HC-47 (3.47 kWh/day).

At 3.47 kWh/day it uses about 1,267 kWh a year, roughly $165 at 13¢/kWh.

Maker
DAI Scientific Equipment
Model
DAI-HC-47
Type
High Performance Refrigerator
Form factor
Upright
Total volume
45.4 cu ft
Doors
2
Glass doors
2
Defrost
Manual
Daily energy use
3.47 kWh/day
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
No
Refrigerant
R-290
On the market since
Dec 2018
ENERGY STAR certified
9 Jun 2025

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: DAI-HC-47-TS.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 4430187, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

Machines comparable to the DAI-HC-47

Certified lab refrigerators and freezers from other makers, same color class, within 20% of its speed.

ModelTypeForm factorTotal volumeDaily energy use
American BioTech Supply ABT-HC-47High Performance RefrigeratorUpright45.4 cu ft3.47 kWh/day
Biomedical Solutions, Inc. BSI-HC-47High Performance RefrigeratorUpright45.4 cu ft3.47 kWh/day
LabRepCo, LLC LHT-47-SGHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright45.4 cu ft3.47 kWh/day
Lab Research Products LRP-HC-47High Performance RefrigeratorUpright45.4 cu ft3.47 kWh/day
American BioTech Supply ABT-HC-LP-49High Performance RefrigeratorUpright45.3 cu ft2.48 kWh/day
American BioTech Supply ABT-HC-49SHigh Performance RefrigeratorUpright45.3 cu ft2.48 kWh/day

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