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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE

A++

Uses less electricity than 56% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €69 a year, €694 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.5
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.3
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€69 / year
+€545 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 4 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.3) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 378 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 2,199 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 2,198 use less.

Median 254 This model · 245 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Midea MB-18N8D0-I/MB-18N8D0-O 245 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-42RPE 245 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE 245 kWh
  4. A++ Hyundai HRP-M18RNI + HRP-M18RNO 246 kWh +€0.28
  5. A++ Kizura KIZ-PR-18HDI 246 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €69 €37 −€32
5 years €347 €185 −€161
10 years €694 €371 −€323
15 years €1,041 €556 −€484

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 245 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,926 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.8 769
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.3 1,926
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.9 6,289

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-18QXE + RAK-50RPE (this model)
5.3 kW7.5 245 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €32 €323
5.3 kW7.0 132 €32 €320
5.3 kW7.0 132 €32 €320
5.8 kW2.5 151 €27 €266
5.8 kW2.5 151 €27 €266

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.8 / 4.3 / 2.9
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
245 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,926 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 245 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €69 a year, or €694 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.5 and SCOP 4.3 in the average climate: higher is better.