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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 6.8 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAI-25RPA + RAF-25QXA

A

Uses less electricity than 36% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €118 a year, €1,184 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.7
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€118 / year
+€581 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 4 % above the typical 402 kWh. 91% of comparable models reach a better class than A; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5134 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 9,042 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,041 use less.

Median 402 This model · 418 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM80ZM-S1_SRK20ZSX-S_SRK25ZSX-S_SRK35ZSX-S 418 kWh same
  2. A+ Panasonic S-71PN1E5B / U-71PZH2E8 418 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAI-25RPA + RAF-25QXA 418 kWh
  4. A++ Daikin FTXJ20MV1BS / FDXM25F3V1B9 / FBA35A2VEB9 / 4MXM80N2V1B 419 kWh +€0.28
  5. A++ Daikin FTXJ20MV1BW / FDXM25F3V1B9 / FBA35A2VEB9 / 4MXM80A2V1B8 419 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAI-25RPA + RAF-25QXA SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €118 €39 −€79
5 years €592 €195 −€396
10 years €1,184 €391 −€793
15 years €1,776 €586 −€1,189

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 418 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,052 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.0 908
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.1 2,052
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,068

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 / RAK-18QPA + RAI-25RPA + RAF-25QXA (this model)
6.8 kW5.7 418 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €79 €793
7.2 kW8.7 246 €49 €487
7.0 kW8.5 252 €47 €470
6.2 kW8.5 253 €47 €467
6.2 kW8.5 253 €47 €467

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.7
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.0 / 4.1 / 3.0
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
418 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,052 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
50 / 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 / RAK-18QPA + RAI-25RPA + RAF-25QXA · RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QXA + RAI-25RPA + RAF-25QXA

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAI-25RPA + RAF-25QXA cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 418 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €118 a year, or €1,184 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.7 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.