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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 + RAK-25RXB + RAI-25QPB

A+

Uses less electricity than 51% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €112 a year, €1,116 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.0
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€112 / year
+€591 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 3773 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 6,845 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 6,844 use less.

Median 402 This model · 394 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Clivet S.IM1+MM1-Y 70M 394 kWh same
  2. A++ Clivet S.IL2+ML2-Y 70M 394 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAK-25RXB + RAI-25QPB 394 kWh
  4. A+ Hitachi RAM-70NP4B / RAK-35RPB + RAF-35RXB 394 kWh same
  5. A++ Bosch 7733704690 395 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAK-25RXB + RAI-25QPB SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €112 €39 −€72
5 years €558 €195 −€362
10 years €1,116 €391 −€725
15 years €1,674 €586 −€1,087

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 394 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,086 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.1 895
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 2,086
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.1 5,950

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 + RAK-25RXB + RAI-25QPB (this model)
6.8 kW6.0 394 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €72 €725
7.2 kW8.7 246 €42 €419
7.0 kW8.5 252 €40 €402
6.2 kW8.5 253 €40 €399
6.2 kW8.5 253 €40 €399

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
6.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.1 / 4.0 / 3.1
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
394 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,086 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
50 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

4 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 + RAK-25RXB + RAI-25QPB · RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAK-25RPB + RAI-25QPB · RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18QXB + RAK-25RXB + RAI-25QPB · RAM-68NP3B / RAK-18RPB + RAK-25RPB + RAI-25QPB

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

Questions

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

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 394 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €112 a year, or €1,116 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.0 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.