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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-18RPB + RAF-50RXB

A+

Uses less electricity than 57% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €106 a year, €1,062 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.3
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€106 / year
+€587 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 7 % below the typical 402 kWh. 83% 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 1151 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 3,470 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 3,469 use less.

Median 402 This model · 375 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Panasonic S-71PT2E5B / U-71PZH2E8 375 kWh same
  2. A+ Bosch 7739832246 375 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAF-50RXB 375 kWh
  4. A+ Panasonic S-60PK2E5B / U-60PEY2E5 375 kWh same
  5. A Hitachi RAS-3HVNP1E / RCI-3.0FSN3Ei 375 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAF-50RXB SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €106 €39 −€67
5 years €531 €195 −€336
10 years €1,062 €391 −€671
15 years €1,593 €586 −€1,007

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 375 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,072 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.4 841
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.1 2,072
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.1 5,923

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-18RPB + RAF-50RXB (this model)
6.8 kW6.3 375 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €67 €671
7.2 kW8.7 246 €37 €365
7.0 kW8.5 252 €35 €348
6.2 kW8.5 253 €35 €346
6.2 kW8.5 253 €35 €346

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
6.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.4 / 4.1 / 3.1
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
375 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,072 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
51 / 63 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-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAF-50RXB · RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAF-50RXB

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

Questions

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

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 375 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €106 a year, or €1,062 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.3 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.