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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 3.3 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-33NP2B / RAK-15QPB + RAD-18QPB

A+

Uses less electricity than 24% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €55 a year, €552 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.9
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€55 / year
+€263 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 76 % of them need less. Kadeer Electrical NF-ST30CR, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €54 a year. 93% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 63 models in this group; this one is number 40 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 2,092 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 2,091 use less.

Median 184 This model · 195 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Whirlpool SPIW 312L/NA 195 kWh same
  2. A++ Emmeti XEVO-1217 195 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-33NP2B / RAK-15QPB + RAD-18QPB 195 kWh
  4. A++ Panasonic CS-FE35UKE / CU-FE35UKE 195 kWh same
  5. A++ ICELIN12EW-XA WIFI/ICELIN12CW R-32 195 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-33NP2B / RAK-15QPB + RAD-18QPB NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €55 €1 −€54
5 years €276 €4 −€272
10 years €552 €8 −€544
15 years €828 €13 −€816

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 195 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 928 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.9 407
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.1 928
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.1 2,648

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 RAM-33NP2B / RAK-15QPB + RAD-18QPB (this model)
3.3 kW5.9 195 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €54 €544
3.0 kW9.3 102 €26 €263
3.0 kW8.8 103 €26 €261
3.0 kW8.8 103 €26 €261
3.0 kW9.0 112 €24 €235

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
5.9
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.9 / 4.1 / 3.1
Cooling design load
3.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.7 kW
Yearly cooling
195 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
928 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
47 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-33NP2B / RAK-15QPB + RAD-18QPB

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-33NP2B / RAK-15QPB + RAD-18QPB cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 195 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €55 a year, or €552 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.9 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.