Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified
Helmer Scientific HLR105-GX
4.67 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.
Total volume
4.67 cu ft
Daily energy use
1.2 kWh/day
Form factor
Upright
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
Yes
Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 175 have a lower daily energy use than the HLR105-GX (1.2 kWh/day).
At 1.2 kWh/day it uses about 438 kWh a year, roughly $57 at 13¢/kWh.
- Maker
- Helmer Scientific
- Model
- HLR105-GX
- Type
- High Performance Refrigerator
- Form factor
- Upright
- Total volume
- 4.67 cu ft
- Doors
- 1
- Glass doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Automatic
- Daily energy use
- 1.2 kWh/day
- NSF/ANSI 456 certified
- Yes
- Refrigerant
- R-600a
- On the market since
- Nov 2018
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 3 Dec 2018
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: HBR105-GX, HPR105-GX.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 3891589, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
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| Model | Type | Form factor | Total volume | Daily energy use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARRAR FLR105 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 4.67 cu ft | 1.2 kWh/day |
| True Refrigeration TSCI-150PR-SWS-R-WW-1A | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 4.72 cu ft | 0.78 kWh/day |
| True Refrigeration TSCI-150PR-SWG-R-WW-1A | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 4.72 cu ft | 1.03 kWh/day |
| Haier HYC-130GD | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 4.6 cu ft | 0.82 kWh/day |
| Haier HYC-130FD | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 4.6 cu ft | 0.42 kWh/day |
| Thermo Scientific TSX1-0505SA | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 4.6 cu ft | 0.42 kWh/day |
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