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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-53NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE

A+++

Uses less electricity than 70% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €62 a year, €620 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.5
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€62 / year
+€566 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 14 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A+++ is the best class any model in this group reaches. 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 240 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 1,489 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 1,488 use less.

Median 254 This model · 219 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Panasonic S-3650PU3E / U-50PZ3E5 219 kWh same
  2. A+++ Hitachi RAM-53NP3E / RAK-25RPE + RAK-42RPE 219 kWh same
  3. A+++ Hitachi RAM-53NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE 219 kWh
  4. A+++ Hitachi RAM-53NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE + RAK-42RPE 219 kWh same
  5. A+++ Hitachi RAM-53NP3E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE 219 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-53NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €62 €37 −€25
5 years €310 €185 −€125
10 years €620 €371 −€249
15 years €930 €556 −€374

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 219 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,998 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.9 769
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.2 1,998
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.9 6,395

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-53NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE (this model)
5.3 kW8.5 219 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €25 €249
5.3 kW7.0 132 €25 €246
5.3 kW7.0 132 €25 €246
5.8 kW2.5 151 €19 €193
5.8 kW2.5 151 €19 €193

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+++ / A+
SEER
8.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.9 / 4.2 / 2.9
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
219 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,998 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
51 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-53NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-53NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 219 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €62 a year, or €620 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.5 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.