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Split air conditioners · 6.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAC-60DPA / RAD-60PPA

A

Uses less electricity than 38% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €116 a year, €1,164 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€116 / year
+€568 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 2 % above the typical 402 kWh. 91% 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 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5111 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 8,835 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 8,834 use less.

Median 402 This model · 411 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →
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What it will cost you

Period RAC-60DPA / RAD-60PPA SCM50ZS-W_SRK20ZSX-Wx3 Difference
1 year €116 €56 −€60
5 years €582 €282 −€300
10 years €1,164 €564 −€600
15 years €1,746 €845 −€901

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 411 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,007 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.3 953
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.8 2,007
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.9 5,824

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-60DPA / RAD-60PPA (this model)
6.0 kW5.1 411 — —
6.0 kW8.8 199 €60 €600
6.1 kW7.1 206 €58 €581
6.1 kW7.1 206 €58 €581
6.0 kW8.8 239 €49 €487
6.1 kW8.7 246 €47 €467

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.3 / 3.8 / 2.9
Cooling design load
6.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.4 kW
Yearly cooling
411 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,007 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-60DPA / RAD-60PPA

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAC-60DPA / RAD-60PPA cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 411 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €116 a year, or €1,164 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.1 and SCOP 3.8 in the average climate: higher is better.