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Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-53NP2A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-35QXA

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Uses less electricity than 2% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €90 a year, €903 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.8
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€90 / year
+€507 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 98 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €53 a year. 97% of comparable models reach a better class than A; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 473 among them. Hitachi sells the same label values under other model names: RAM-53NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-35QXA.

Where it stands

Rank 5,014 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 5,013 use less.

Median 254 This model · 319 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Olimpia Splendid OS-CEMEH21EI / OS-SEAPH12EI + OS-SEAPH12EI 319 kWh same
  2. A+ Olimpia Splendid OS-CEMEH21EI / OS-SENEH12EI + OS-SENEH12EI 319 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAM-53NP2A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-35QXA 319 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAM-53NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-35QXA 319 kWh same
  5. A+ Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-18RPE 320 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-53NP2A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-35QXA LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €90 €37 −€53
5 years €452 €185 −€266
10 years €903 €371 −€532
15 years €1,355 €556 −€799

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 319 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,792 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.8 791
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.9 1,792
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 5,214

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-53NP2A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-35QXA (this model)
5.3 kW5.8 319 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €53 €532
5.3 kW7.0 132 €53 €530
5.3 kW7.0 132 €53 €530
5.8 kW2.5 151 €48 €476
5.8 kW2.5 151 €48 €476

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.8 / 3.9 / 3.0
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.0 kW
Yearly cooling
319 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,792 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-53NP2A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-35QXA

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-53NP2A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-35QXA cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 319 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €90 a year, or €903 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.8 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.