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Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAC-DJ35PHAE / RAK-DJ35PHAE

A++

Uses less electricity than 68% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €46 a year, €462 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.5
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€46 / year
+€241 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 11 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 63 models in this group; this one is number 29 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 952 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 951 use less.

Median 184 This model · 163 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Fuji Electric ROG12KETA/RSG12KETA-B 163 kWh same
  2. A++ Fuji Electric ROG12KETA/RSG12KETE-B 163 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAC-DJ35PHAE / RAK-DJ35PHAE 163 kWh
  4. A++ Artel DLX12RP24 163 kWh same
  5. A++ Mitsui CDX12HP24 163 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAC-DJ35PHAE / RAK-DJ35PHAE NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €46 €1 −€45
5 years €231 €4 −€227
10 years €462 €8 −€453
15 years €692 €13 −€680

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 163 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 852 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.9 360
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 852
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) — —

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-DJ35PHAE / RAK-DJ35PHAE (this model)
3.5 kW7.5 163 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €45 €453
3.0 kW9.3 102 €17 €173
3.0 kW8.8 103 €17 €170
3.0 kW8.8 103 €17 €170
3.0 kW9.0 112 €14 €144

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
7.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.9 / 4.6 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.8 kW
Yearly cooling
163 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
852 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAC-DJ35PHAE / RAK-DJ35PHAE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAC-DJ35PHAE / RAK-DJ35PHAE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 163 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €46 a year, or €462 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.5 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.