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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 + RAK-50QPA

A

Uses less electricity than 34% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €123 a year, €1,232 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.5
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€123 / year
+€613 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 8 % above the typical 402 kWh. 91% 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 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5203 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 9,404 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,403 use less.

Median 402 This model · 435 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Hitachi RAM-70NP4B / RAD-35QPB + RAD-35QPB 435 kWh same
  2. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAF-25RPA + RAF-25RPA 435 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-50QPA 435 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAF-25QXA + RAF-25QXA 435 kWh same
  5. A+ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC71VNX_FDT71VG 435 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-50QPA SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €123 €39 −€84
5 years €616 €195 −€421
10 years €1,232 €391 −€841
15 years €1,848 €586 −€1,262

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 435 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,166 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.7 952
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.9 2,166
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.9 6,342

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 + RAK-50QPA (this model)
6.8 kW5.5 435 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €84 €841
7.2 kW8.7 246 €54 €535
7.0 kW8.5 252 €52 €518
6.2 kW8.5 253 €52 €515
6.2 kW8.5 253 €52 €515

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.7 / 3.9 / 2.9
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
435 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,166 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Hitachi with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-50QPA · RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-50QXA

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-50QPA cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 435 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €123 a year, or €1,232 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.5 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.