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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 3.3 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-33NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE

A++

Uses less electricity than 92% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €39 a year, €391 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.3
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€39 / year
+€232 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 25 % 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 17 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 222 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 221 use less.

Median 184 This model · 138 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+++ Daikin FTXM35R5V1B / RXM35N5V1B9 138 kWh same
  2. A+++ Toshiba RAS-35N4AVPG-ND+RAS-35N4KVPG-ND 138 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-33NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE 138 kWh
  4. A++ Daikin FTXTM30M2V1B / RXTM30N2V1B 138 kWh same
  5. A+++ Hisense QK35WM0AG / AS35WM00W 139 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-33NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €39 €1 −€38
5 years €195 €4 −€191
10 years €391 €8 −€382
15 years €586 €13 −€573

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 138 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 820 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.9 346
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 820
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 2,743

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-33NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE (this model)
3.3 kW8.3 138 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €38 €382
3.0 kW9.3 102 €10 €102
3.0 kW8.8 103 €10 €99
3.0 kW8.8 103 €10 €99
3.0 kW9.0 112 €7 €74

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
8.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.9 / 4.6 / 3.0
Cooling design load
3.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.7 kW
Yearly cooling
138 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
820 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 60 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-33NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-33NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 138 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €39 a year, or €391 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.3 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.