Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified
Helmer Scientific HLR256-GX
53.9 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.
Total volume
53.9 cu ft
Daily energy use
3.87 kWh/day
Form factor
Upright
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
Yes
Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 909 have a lower daily energy use than the HLR256-GX (3.87 kWh/day).
At 3.87 kWh/day it uses about 1,413 kWh a year, roughly $184 at 13¢/kWh.
- Maker
- Helmer Scientific
- Model
- HLR256-GX
- Type
- High Performance Refrigerator
- Form factor
- Upright
- Total volume
- 53.9 cu ft
- Doors
- 2
- Glass doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable
- Daily energy use
- 3.87 kWh/day
- NSF/ANSI 456 certified
- Yes
- Refrigerant
- R-600a
- On the market since
- Jul 2019
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 30 Jul 2019
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: HBR256-GX, HPR256-GX.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 3891621, 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 FLR256 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 53.9 cu ft | 3.87 kWh/day |
| Thermo Scientific TSX1-5005GA | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 54.1 cu ft | 2.93 kWh/day |
| Thermo Scientific TSX1-5005GA-SS | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 54.1 cu ft | 2.93 kWh/day |
| Thermo Scientific TSX2-5005PA-SS | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 54.1 cu ft | 2.93 kWh/day |
| Thermo Scientific FBG-5005GA | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 54.1 cu ft | 2.93 kWh/day |
| Thermo Scientific TSX2-5005PA | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 54.1 cu ft | 2.93 kWh/day |
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