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Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAC-50NPE / RAD-50RPE

A++

Uses less electricity than 29% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €79 a year, €793 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.3
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€79 / year
+€455 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 10 % above the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 422 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 3,621 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 3,620 use less.

Median 254 This model · 280 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ AUX-C-18CAC 280 kWh same
  2. A++ De Dietrich 7723190 - EMSCA 50 280 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAC-50NPE / RAD-50RPE 280 kWh
  4. A++ Fuji Electric ROG18KBTB/RDG18KHTAP 280 kWh same
  5. A++ General AOHG18KBTB/ARXG18KHTAP 280 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAC-50NPE / RAD-50RPE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €79 €37 −€42
5 years €396 €185 −€211
10 years €793 €371 −€422
15 years €1,189 €556 −€633

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 280 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,606 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.0 692
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 1,606
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.1 4,617

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-50NPE / RAD-50RPE (this model)
5.0 kW6.3 280 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €42 €422
5.3 kW7.0 132 €42 €419
5.3 kW7.0 132 €42 €419
4.5 kW9.1 174 €30 €300
4.5 kW8.7 181 €28 €280

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.0 / 4.0 / 3.1
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.6 kW
Yearly cooling
280 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,606 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
53 / 65 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-50NPE / RAD-50RPE · RAC-50NPD / RAD-50PPD

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAC-50NPE / RAD-50RPE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 280 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €79 a year, or €793 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.3 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.