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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 6.8 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAD-25RPA + RAF-25RPA

B

Uses less electricity than 26% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €135 a year, €1,351 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.0
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€135 / year
+€612 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 19 % above the typical 402 kWh. 98% of comparable models reach a better class than B; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5339 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 10,545 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 10,544 use less.

Median 402 This model · 477 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-SM71JA / SUZ-SA71VA3 477 kWh same
  2. A+ Hitachi RAM-90NP5B / RAK-35RPB + RAF-50RXB 477 kWh same
  3. B Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAD-25RPA + RAF-25RPA 477 kWh
  4. A Saunier Duval SDH19-070F2O7 478 kWh +€0.28
  5. A Saunier Duval SDH20-070F2O7 478 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAD-25RPA + RAF-25RPA SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €135 €39 −€96
5 years €675 €195 −€480
10 years €1,351 €391 −€960
15 years €2,026 €586 −€1,440

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 477 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,162 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.5 997
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.9 2,162
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.9 6,308

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
B Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAD-25RPA + RAF-25RPA (this model)
6.8 kW5.0 477 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €96 €960
7.2 kW8.7 246 €65 €654
7.0 kW8.5 252 €64 €637
6.2 kW8.5 253 €63 €634
6.2 kW8.5 253 €63 €634

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
B / A
SEER
5.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.5 / 3.9 / 2.9
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
477 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,162 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
54 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAD-25RPA + RAF-25RPA

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAD-25RPA + RAF-25RPA cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 477 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €135 a year, or €1,351 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.0 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.