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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-18QXA + RAD-25RPA + RAI-25RPA

A

Uses less electricity than 31% 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, €1,269 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.3
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€127 / year
+€599 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 5240 among them. Hitachi sells the same label values under other model names: RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-25QPA + RAI-25RPA.

Where it stands

Rank 9,701 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,700 use less.

Median 402 This model · 448 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Hitachi RAM-90NP5A / RAK-25QXA + RAF-25RPA + RAK-35QPA 448 kWh same
  2. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-25QPA + RAI-25RPA 448 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QXA + RAD-25RPA + RAI-25RPA 448 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAM-90NP5A / RAI-25RPA + RAF-25QXA + RAF-35QXA 448 kWh same
  5. A Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-SM71JA3 / SUZ-SM71VA2 449 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QXA + RAD-25RPA + RAI-25RPA SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €127 €39 −€88
5 years €634 €195 −€439
10 years €1,269 €391 −€878
15 years €1,903 €586 −€1,317

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 448 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,116 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.8 947
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 2,116
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,216

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-18QXA + RAD-25RPA + RAI-25RPA (this model)
6.8 kW5.3 448 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €88 €878
7.2 kW8.7 246 €57 €572
7.0 kW8.5 252 €56 €555
6.2 kW8.5 253 €55 €552
6.2 kW8.5 253 €55 €552

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.8 / 4.0 / 3.0
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
448 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,116 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-18QXA + RAD-25RPA + RAI-25RPA · RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAD-25RPA + RAI-25RPA

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

Questions

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

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 448 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 €1,269 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.