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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 + RAK-25QPA + RAK-25QXA

A

Uses less electricity than 35% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €121 a year, €1,206 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.6
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€121 / year
+€592 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 6 % 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 5163 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 9,221 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,220 use less.

Median 402 This model · 426 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Hitachi RAS-3.0UNESNH1 / RPFC-3.0UNE1NH 426 kWh same
  2. A+ Hitachi RAM-70NP4B / RAD-35QPB + RAF-35RXB 426 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QXA + RAK-25QPA + RAK-25QXA 426 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAK-25QXA + RAK-25QXA 426 kWh same
  5. A++ Hitachi RAM-90NYP5E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-50RPE 426 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QXA + RAK-25QPA + RAK-25QXA SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €121 €39 −€82
5 years €603 €195 −€408
10 years €1,206 €391 −€816
15 years €1,810 €586 −€1,223

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 426 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,091 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 4.9 919
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 2,091
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,164

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 + RAK-25QPA + RAK-25QXA (this model)
6.8 kW5.6 426 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €82 €816
7.2 kW8.7 246 €51 €510
7.0 kW8.5 252 €49 €493
6.2 kW8.5 253 €49 €490
6.2 kW8.5 253 €49 €490

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.6
SCOP warmer / average / colder
4.9 / 4.0 / 3.0
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
426 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,091 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
54 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

3 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 + RAK-25QPA + RAK-25QXA · RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QXA + RAK-25QPA + RAK-25QPA · RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QXA + RAK-25QXA + RAK-25QXA

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

Questions

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

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 426 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €121 a year, or €1,206 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.6 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.