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Split air conditioners · 6.8 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAI-25QPB + RAF-25RXB

A+

Uses less electricity than 52% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €111 a year, €1,113 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€111 / year
+€595 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 2 % below the typical 402 kWh. 83% 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 3770 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 6,827 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 6,826 use less.

Median 402 This model · 393 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAM-90NP5E / RAK-35RPE + RAK-42RPE 393 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAC-70NPD / RAD-70PPD 393 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAI-25QPB + RAF-25RXB 393 kWh
  4. A++ Midea MCD2-24HRFNX(GA) - MOX430U-24HFN8-Q1(GA) 394 kWh +€0.28
  5. A++ Vivax ACP-24CF70AERIs+ R32 394 kWh +€0.28
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What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAI-25QPB + RAF-25RXB SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €111 €39 −€72
5 years €556 €195 −€361
10 years €1,113 €391 −€722
15 years €1,669 €586 −€1,083

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 393 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,100 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.2 874
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 2,100
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.1 5,996

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 + RAI-25QPB + RAF-25RXB (this model)
6.8 kW6.1 393 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €72 €722
7.2 kW8.7 246 €42 €416
7.0 kW8.5 252 €40 €399
6.2 kW8.5 253 €40 €396
6.2 kW8.5 253 €40 €396

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.2 / 4.0 / 3.1
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
393 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,100 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
50 / 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 + RAI-25QPB + RAF-25RXB · RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAI-25QPB + RAF-25RXB

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAI-25QPB + RAF-25RXB cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 393 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €111 a year, or €1,113 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.