Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified
Helmer Scientific HLR120-GX
18.9 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.
Total volume
18.9 cu ft
Daily energy use
3.04 kWh/day
Form factor
Upright
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
Yes
Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 866 have a lower daily energy use than the HLR120-GX (3.04 kWh/day).
At 3.04 kWh/day it uses about 1,110 kWh a year, roughly $144 at 13¢/kWh.
- Maker
- Helmer Scientific
- Model
- HLR120-GX
- Type
- High Performance Refrigerator
- Form factor
- Upright
- Total volume
- 18.9 cu ft
- Doors
- 1
- Glass doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable
- Daily energy use
- 3.04 kWh/day
- NSF/ANSI 456 certified
- Yes
- Refrigerant
- R-600a
- On the market since
- Jul 2019
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 24 Jul 2019
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: HBR120-GX, HPR120-GX.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 3891614, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARRAR FLR120 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 18.9 cu ft | 3.04 kWh/day |
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| American BioTech Supply ABT-HC-PL-23 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 19.1 cu ft | 1.57 kWh/day |
| Celsius Scientific CEL-HC-BB-23 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 19.1 cu ft | 1.57 kWh/day |
| Labrepco, Inc. LPVT-23-HG | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 19.1 cu ft | 1.57 kWh/day |
| Lab Research Products LRP-HC-PL-23 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 19.1 cu ft | 1.57 kWh/day |
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