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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 4.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-40NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE

A++

Uses less electricity than 95% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €50 a year, €496 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.0
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€50 / year
+€232 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Only 239 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW do better. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 36 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 240 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 239 use less.

Median 254 This model · 175 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAM-40NP2E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-42RPE 174 kWh −€0.28
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-40NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE 174 kWh −€0.28
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-40NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE 175 kWh
  4. A++ Fuji Electric ROG14KHCAN/RSG14KHCA 176 kWh +€0.28
  5. A++ Fujitsu AOYG14KHCAN/ASYG14KHCA 176 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-40NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE 7733704026 Difference
1 year €50 €41 −€9
5 years €248 €204 −€44
10 years €496 €408 −€88
15 years €743 €612 −€132

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 175 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 2,758

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-40NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE (this model)
4.0 kW8.0 175 — —
4.0 kW8.5 144 €9 €88
4.0 kW8.5 144 €9 €88
4.1 kW2.6 145 €8 €85
4.2 kW9.9 148 €8 €76
4.2 kW9.9 148 €8 €76

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
8.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.9 / 4.6 / 3.0
Cooling design load
4.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
2.7 kW
Yearly cooling
175 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-40NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-40NP2E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 175 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €50 a year, or €496 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.0 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.