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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-35RXE

A++

Uses less electricity than 20% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €82 a year, €824 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.3
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
3.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€82 / year
+€611 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 80 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €45 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). 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 432 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 4,080 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 4,079 use less.

Median 254 This model · 291 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ MDV DCTS-18R32IVT IN/UNVS-18R32INT OU 291 kWh same
  2. A++ Midea MTIU-18HWFNX(GA)/MOX330U-18HFN8-Q(GA) 291 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-35RXE 291 kWh
  4. A+ Mitsubishi Electric PCA-M50KA / SUZ-M50VA 291 kWh same
  5. A++ Baxi 7691184 - UE DUAL 18000 LST50-2M R410A 291 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-35RXE LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €82 €37 −€45
5 years €412 €185 −€227
10 years €824 €371 −€453
15 years €1,236 €556 −€680

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 291 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,159 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 878
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.8 2,159
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-35RXE (this model)
5.3 kW6.3 291 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €45 €453
5.3 kW7.0 132 €45 €450
5.3 kW7.0 132 €45 €450
5.8 kW2.5 151 €40 €396
5.8 kW2.5 151 €40 €396

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A
SEER
6.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 3.8 / 2.9
Cooling design load
5.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
291 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,159 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 61 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-35RXE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-53NYP3E / RAK-35RXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 291 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €82 a year, or €824 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.3 and SCOP 3.8 in the average climate: higher is better.