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Split air conditioners · 5.3 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-25RXE

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 €90 a year, €901 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.8
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€90 / year
+€607 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 €53 a year. 90% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 472 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 5,006 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 5,005 use less.

Median 254 This model · 318 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. B Krone RKL-495-EDV 318 kWh same
  2. B Krone RKL-495-R32 318 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-25RXE 318 kWh
  4. B Remko RKL 495 DC 318 kWh same
  5. B Remko RKL 495 DC (S-Line) 318 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-25RXE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €90 €37 −€53
5 years €450 €185 −€265
10 years €901 €371 −€530
15 years €1,351 €556 −€794

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 318 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,145 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.2 869
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.9 2,145
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-25RXE (this model)
5.3 kW5.8 318 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €53 €530
5.3 kW7.0 132 €53 €527
5.3 kW7.0 132 €53 €527
5.8 kW2.5 151 €47 €473
5.8 kW2.5 151 €47 €473

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A
SEER
5.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.2 / 3.9 / 2.9
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
318 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,145 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
58 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-25RXE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-25RXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 318 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €90 a year, or €901 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.8 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.