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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAC-35WSE / RAK-35PSEW

A+++

Uses less electricity than 93% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €39 a year, €385 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
9.0
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
5.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€39 / year
+€254 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 26 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. Heating efficiency (SCOP 5.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 63 models in this group; this one is number 12 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 167 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 166 use less.

Median 184 This model · 136 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Daikin FTXA35B2V1BS / RXA35A5V1B9 136 kWh same
  2. A+++ Hitachi RAM-33NP2E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE 136 kWh same
  3. A+++ Hitachi RAC-35WSE / RAK-35PSEW 136 kWh
  4. A+++ Hitachi RAM-33NP2E / RAK-25RPE + RAK-25RXE 136 kWh same
  5. A+++ Mitsubishi Electric MSY-TP35VF / MUY-TP35VF 136 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAC-35WSE / RAK-35PSEW NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €39 €1 −€38
5 years €193 €4 −€188
10 years €385 €8 −€377
15 years €578 €13 −€565

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 136 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 898 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 6.5 381
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 5.1 898
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 4.1 2,455

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+++ Hitachi RAC-35WSE / RAK-35PSEW (this model)
3.5 kW9.0 136 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €38 €377
3.0 kW9.3 102 €10 €96
3.0 kW8.8 103 €9 €93
3.0 kW8.8 103 €9 €93
3.0 kW9.0 112 €7 €68

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A+++
SEER
9.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
6.5 / 5.1 / 4.1
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
3.3 kW
Yearly cooling
136 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
898 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Hitachi with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

RAC-35WSE / RAK-35PSEW · RAC-35WSE / RAK-35PSES

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAC-35WSE / RAK-35PSEW cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 136 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €39 a year, or €385 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 9.0 and SCOP 5.1 in the average climate: higher is better.