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Split air conditioners · 9.8 kW · cooling and heating

Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+24

A++

Uses less electricity than 25% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €138 a year, €1,385 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.0
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€138 / year
+€784 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 22 % above the typical 402 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.8) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Elco has 153 models in this group; this one is number 43 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 10,643 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 10,642 use less.

Median 402 This model · 489 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Hitachi RAM-90NP5A / RAD-25RPA + RAD-25RPA + RAF-35QXA 488 kWh −€0.28
  2. A Hitachi RAM-90NP5A / RAD-25RPA + RAF-25RPA + RAD-35RPA 488 kWh −€0.28
  3. A++ Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+24 489 kWh
  4. A++ Gree GWH36AWFXH-K3DNA1A 489 kWh same
  5. A++ Daikin FCAG50BVEB / FCAG50BVEB / RZASG100M7V1B 489 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+24 FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / RZAG100M7Y1B Difference
1 year €138 €89 −€49
5 years €692 €447 −€245
10 years €1,385 €895 −€490
15 years €2,077 €1,342 −€735

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 489 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,768 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.6 2,404
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.8 2,768
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) — —

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
A++ Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+24 (this model)
9.8 kW7.0 489 — —
9.5 kW10.5 316 €49 €490
9.5 kW10.5 316 €49 €490
9.5 kW10.2 325 €46 €464
9.5 kW10.2 327 €46 €459
9.5 kW10.2 327 €46 €459

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A
SEER
7.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.6 / 3.8 / –
Cooling design load
9.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
7.4 kW
Yearly cooling
489 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,768 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 69 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Elco under one model number.

PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+24

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market
  3. Supplier changed publishedOnDate from 2026,10,13 to 2026,11,2

Questions

How much does the Elco PENTA 121 RIGEON PRO_IDU 9+24 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 489 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €138 a year, or €1,385 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.0 and SCOP 3.8 in the average climate: higher is better.