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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 6.8 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAK-50RPB

A+

Uses less electricity than 78% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €102 a year, €1,020 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.6
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€102 / year
+€564 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 10 % below the typical 402 kWh. 83% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.2) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 1138 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 2,994 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 2,993 use less.

Median 402 This model · 360 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Fujitsu AOYG24KBTB/AUXG24KRLB 360 kWh same
  2. A++ Midea MB-24N8D0-I / MB-24N8D0-O 360 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAK-50RPB 360 kWh
  4. A+ Hitachi RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAK-50RPB 360 kWh same
  5. A Hitachi RAC-70WPA / RAK-70PPA 360 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAK-50RPB SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €102 €39 −€63
5 years €510 €195 −€314
10 years €1,020 €391 −€629
15 years €1,529 €586 −€943

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 360 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,990 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.8 783
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.2 1,990
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.2 5,804

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-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAK-50RPB (this model)
6.8 kW6.6 360 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €63 €629
7.2 kW8.7 246 €32 €323
7.0 kW8.5 252 €31 €306
6.2 kW8.5 253 €30 €303
6.2 kW8.5 253 €30 €303

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
6.6
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.8 / 4.2 / 3.2
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
360 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,990 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
51 / 63 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-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAK-50RPB · RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAK-50RXB · RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAK-50RXB

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAK-50RPB cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 360 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €102 a year, or €1,020 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.6 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.