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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 + RAK-50QPA

A

Uses less electricity than 37% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €117 a year, €1,167 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.8
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€117 / year
+€591 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 2 % 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 5116 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 8,864 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 8,863 use less.

Median 402 This model · 412 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Clivet S.IZ1+MZ1-Y 70M 412 kWh same
  2. A++ Inventor V4MKI-24UR / U4MRS-24 412 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAK-50QPA 412 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QXA + RAK-50QPA 412 kWh same
  5. A++ Vulcano 7731200411 412 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAK-50QPA SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €117 €39 −€78
5 years €583 €195 −€388
10 years €1,167 €391 −€776
15 years €1,750 €586 −€1,164

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 412 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,087 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.0 906
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 2,087
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,161

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 + RAK-50QPA (this model)
6.8 kW5.8 412 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €78 €776
7.2 kW8.7 246 €47 €470
7.0 kW8.5 252 €45 €453
6.2 kW8.5 253 €45 €450
6.2 kW8.5 253 €45 €450

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.0 / 4.0 / 3.0
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
412 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,087 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 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 + RAK-50QPA · RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAK-50QXA

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

Questions

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

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 412 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €117 a year, or €1,167 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.8 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.