Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified
Helmer iPR118-GXC
17.3 cu ft high performance refrigerator lab refrigerator.
Total volume
17.3 cu ft
Daily energy use
2.81 kWh/day
Form factor
Upright
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
Yes
Of 927 certified high performance refrigerator lab refrigerators and freezers, 841 have a lower daily energy use than the iPR118-GXC (2.81 kWh/day).
At 2.81 kWh/day it uses about 1,026 kWh a year, roughly $133 at 13¢/kWh.
- Maker
- Helmer
- Model
- iPR118-GXC
- Type
- High Performance Refrigerator
- Form factor
- Upright
- Total volume
- 17.3 cu ft
- Doors
- 1
- Glass doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Automatic
- Daily energy use
- 2.81 kWh/day
- NSF/ANSI 456 certified
- Yes
- Refrigerant
- R-600a
- On the market since
- Apr 2026
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 10 Apr 2026
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: HLR118-GXC, HPR118-GXC, iLR118-GXC.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 4586578, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
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| VWR International VWR-VS-SLS-23 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 17.6 cu ft | 1.02 kWh/day |