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Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAC-50WXE / RAK-50RXE

A++

Uses less electricity than 63% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €66 a year, €660 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.5
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.7
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€66 / year
+€389 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 8 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.7) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 311 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 1,835 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 1,834 use less.

Median 254 This model · 233 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRC40ZSX-S_FDUM40VH 233 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAC-50WXEN / RAK-50RXE 233 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAC-50WXE / RAK-50RXE 233 kWh
  4. A++ Panasonic CS-TZ42TKEW-1 / CU-TZ42TKE-1 233 kWh same
  5. A++ Panasonic CS-NZ50TKE / CU-NZ50TKE 233 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAC-50WXE / RAK-50RXE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €66 €37 −€29
5 years €330 €185 −€144
10 years €660 €371 −€289
15 years €990 €556 −€433

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 233 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,372 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 6.0 581
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.7 1,372
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.7 3,794

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-50WXE / RAK-50RXE (this model)
5.0 kW7.5 233 — —
A+++ Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 compare
5.1 kW9.4 131 €29 €289
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €29 €286
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 PLUS compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €29 €286
A+++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM45ZS-W_SRK20ZSX-W_SRK25ZSX-W compare
4.5 kW9.1 174 €17 €167
A+++ Daikin FTXM20R2V1B / FTXM25R2V1B / 2MXM50A2V1B9 compare
4.5 kW8.7 181 €15 €147

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
7.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
6.0 / 4.7 / 3.7
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.6 kW
Yearly cooling
233 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,372 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAC-50WXE / RAK-50RXE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAC-50WXE / RAK-50RXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 233 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €66 a year, or €660 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.5 and SCOP 4.7 in the average climate: higher is better.