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Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-15QPE

A+

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 €92 a year, €923 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.6
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
3.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€92 / year
+€626 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 €55 a year. 90% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.8) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 482 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 5,044 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 5,043 use less.

Median 254 This model · 326 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-M60JA2 / SUZ-KA60VA6 326 kWh same
  2. A++ Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-M60JAL2 / SUZ-KA60VA6 326 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-15QPE 326 kWh
  4. A++ Emmeti X-REVO-3619QE X-REVO-09-1219X 326 kWh same
  5. A Daikin FLXS50BAVMB / RXS50L2V1B 326 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-15QPE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €92 €37 −€55
5 years €462 €185 −€276
10 years €923 €371 −€552
15 years €1,385 €556 −€828

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 326 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,210 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.9 911
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.8 2,210
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.9 6,334

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 / RAK-15QPE (this model)
5.3 kW5.6 326 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €55 €552
5.3 kW7.0 132 €55 €549
5.3 kW7.0 132 €55 €549
5.8 kW2.5 151 €50 €496
5.8 kW2.5 151 €50 €496

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A
SEER
5.6
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.9 / 3.8 / 2.9
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
326 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,210 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
50 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-15QPE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-15QPE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 326 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €92 a year, or €923 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.6 and SCOP 3.8 in the average climate: higher is better.