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Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAC-50DPA / RAD-50PPA

A

Uses less electricity than 2% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €92 a year, €920 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.4
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
3.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€92 / year
+€452 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 98 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €55 a year. 97% of comparable models reach a better class than A; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.8) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 481 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 5,039 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 5,038 use less.

Median 254 This model · 325 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Becken BAC4259 325 kWh same
  2. A+ Artel AGFXD12RL24 325 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAC-50DPA / RAD-50PPA 325 kWh
  4. A++ Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-M60JA2-ET / SUZ-KA60VA6 326 kWh +€0.28
  5. A++ Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-M60JA2 / SUZ-KA60VA6 326 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAC-50DPA / RAD-50PPA LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €92 €37 −€55
5 years €460 €185 −€275
10 years €920 €371 −€549
15 years €1,381 €556 −€824

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 325 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,595 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.1 802
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.8 1,595
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 4,454

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-50DPA / RAD-50PPA (this model)
5.0 kW5.4 325 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €55 €549
5.3 kW7.0 132 €55 €547
5.3 kW7.0 132 €55 €547
4.5 kW9.1 174 €43 €428
4.5 kW8.7 181 €41 €408

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.4
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.1 / 3.8 / 3.0
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.4 kW
Yearly cooling
325 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,595 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAC-50DPA / RAD-50PPA

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAC-50DPA / RAD-50PPA cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 325 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €92 a year, or €920 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.4 and SCOP 3.8 in the average climate: higher is better.