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Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAD-50RPE

A+

Uses less electricity than 8% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €86 a year, €858 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.8
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
3.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€86 / year
+€622 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 92 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €49 a year. 90% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.6) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 449 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 4,673 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 4,672 use less.

Median 254 This model · 303 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Toshiba RAV-GP561ATW-E+RAV-RM561SDT-E 303 kWh same
  2. A++ Infiniton MPTMF0909A2 303 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAD-50RPE 303 kWh
  4. A++ AUX-M2-18LCLH 303 kWh same
  5. A++ Ariston (2x) CCA 025 U-I DUAL 50 XD0C-O 303 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-53NYP3E / RAD-50RPE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €86 €37 −€49
5 years €429 €185 −€244
10 years €858 €371 −€487
15 years €1,287 €556 −€731

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 303 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,198 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.4 958
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.6 2,198
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.8 6,073

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-53NYP3E / RAD-50RPE (this model)
5.0 kW5.8 303 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €49 €487
5.3 kW7.0 132 €48 €484
5.3 kW7.0 132 €48 €484
4.5 kW9.1 174 €37 €365
4.5 kW8.7 181 €35 €346

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A
SEER
5.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.4 / 3.6 / 2.8
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.6 kW
Yearly cooling
303 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,198 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
53 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-53NYP3E / RAD-50RPE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAD-50RPE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 303 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €86 a year, or €858 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.8 and SCOP 3.6 in the average climate: higher is better.