Lab refrigerators and freezersENERGY STAR certified
VWR International HCUCBI0420
4.02 cu ft high performance freezer lab refrigerator.
Total volume
4.02 cu ft
Daily energy use
0.97 kWh/day
Form factor
Upright
NSF/ANSI 456 certified
No
Of 114 certified high performance freezer lab refrigerators and freezers, 19 have a lower daily energy use than the HCUCBI0420 (0.97 kWh/day).
At 0.97 kWh/day it uses about 354 kWh a year, roughly $46 at 13¢/kWh.
- Maker
- VWR International
- Model
- HCUCBI0420
- Type
- High Performance Freezer
- Form factor
- Upright
- Total volume
- 4.02 cu ft
- Doors
- 1
- Glass doors
- 0
- Defrost
- Manual
- Daily energy use
- 0.97 kWh/day
- NSF/ANSI 456 certified
- No
- Refrigerant
- R-600a
- On the market since
- Jul 2016
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 19 Jun 2025
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: HCUCBI0420AD, HCUCBI0420ADLH, HCUCBI0420LH, HCUCBI0420SS, HCUCBI0420SSLH, NSFHCUCBI0420, NSFHCUCBI0420AD, NSFHCUCBI0420ADLH, NSFHCUCBI0420LH, NSFHCUCBI0420SS, NSFHCUCBI0420SSLH.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified lab refrigerators and freezers dataset, US EPA, record 4439111, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American BioTech Supply ABT-HC-UCBI-0420 | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 4.02 cu ft | 0.97 kWh/day |
| Ares Scientific ARS-HC-UCBI-0420 | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 4.02 cu ft | 0.97 kWh/day |
| Biomedical Solutions, Inc. BSI-HC-UCBI-0420 | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 4.02 cu ft | 0.97 kWh/day |
| CME Corp CMEB-FRZ-4PT2-HCF | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 4.02 cu ft | 0.97 kWh/day |
| DAI Scientific Equipment DAI-HC-UCBI-0420 | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 4.02 cu ft | 0.97 kWh/day |
| Corepoint Scientific PF051SSS/0M | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 4.02 cu ft | 0.97 kWh/day |
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| VWR-HCLP-49 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 45.3 cu ft | 2.48 kWh/day |
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| VWR-HC-72 | High Performance Refrigerator | Upright | 65.8 cu ft | 3.71 kWh/day |
| HCUCFS0120 | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 1.76 cu ft | 0.75 kWh/day |
| VWR-HC-MFP-20 | High Performance Freezer | Upright | 19.1 cu ft | 2.08 kWh/day |