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Split air conditioners · 6.8 kW · cooling and heating

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

A

Uses less electricity than 32% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €127 a year, €1,266 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.3
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€127 / year
+€600 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 11 % above the typical 402 kWh. 91% of comparable models reach a better class than A; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5237 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 9,676 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,675 use less.

Median 402 This model · 447 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →
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What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-25QXA + RAF-25RPA SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €127 €39 −€88
5 years €633 €195 −€438
10 years €1,266 €391 −€875
15 years €1,899 €586 −€1,313

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 447 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,118 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.7 957
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 2,118
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,218

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-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-25QXA + RAF-25RPA (this model)
6.8 kW5.3 447 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €88 €875
7.2 kW8.7 246 €57 €569
7.0 kW8.5 252 €55 €552
6.2 kW8.5 253 €55 €549
6.2 kW8.5 253 €55 €549

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.7 / 4.0 / 3.0
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
447 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,118 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 + RAF-25QXA + 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 + RAF-25QXA + RAF-25RPA cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 447 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €127 a year, or €1,266 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.3 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.