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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-53NP2B / RAD-18QPB + RAK-35RPB

A+

Uses less electricity than 35% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €77 a year, €770 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.8
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€77 / year
+€472 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 7 % above the typical 254 kWh. 90% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.2) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 415 among them. Hitachi sells the same label values under other model names: RAM-53NP3B / RAD-18QPB + RAK-35RXB.

Where it stands

Rank 3,317 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 3,316 use less.

Median 254 This model · 272 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Hitachi RAM-53NP2B / RAK-18RPB + RAD-35QPB 272 kWh same
  2. A+ Hitachi RAM-53NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAD-35QPB 272 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-53NP2B / RAD-18QPB + RAK-35RPB 272 kWh
  4. A+ Hitachi RAM-53NP3B / RAD-18QPB + RAK-35RXB 272 kWh same
  5. A++ Daikin FFA60A2VEB9 / RZAG50A2V1B 272 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-53NP2B / RAD-18QPB + RAK-35RPB LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €77 €37 −€40
5 years €385 €185 −€200
10 years €770 €371 −€399
15 years €1,155 €556 −€599

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 272 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,665 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.7 657
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.2 1,665
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 5,047

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-53NP2B / RAD-18QPB + RAK-35RPB (this model)
5.3 kW6.8 272 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €40 €399
5.3 kW7.0 132 €40 €396
5.3 kW7.0 132 €40 €396
5.8 kW2.5 151 €34 €343
5.8 kW2.5 151 €34 €343

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
6.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.7 / 4.2 / 3.0
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.0 kW
Yearly cooling
272 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,665 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
54 / 62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Hitachi with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

RAM-53NP2B / RAD-18QPB + RAK-35RPB · RAM-53NP2B / RAD-18QPB + RAK-35RXB

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-53NP2B / RAD-18QPB + RAK-35RPB cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 272 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €77 a year, or €770 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.8 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.