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Split air conditioners · 6.8 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE

A++

Uses less electricity than 96% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €84 a year, €844 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.0
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€84 / year
+€515 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Only 541 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over do better. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.6) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 175 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 542 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 541 use less.

Median 402 This model · 298 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-35RXE + RAK-50RPE 298 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE + RAK-42RPE 298 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE 298 kWh
  4. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RPE + RAK-42RPE 298 kWh same
  5. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-35RXE + RAK-50RXE 298 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €84 €39 −€45
5 years €422 €195 −€227
10 years €844 €391 −€453
15 years €1,266 €586 −€680

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 298 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,819 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 6.2 731
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.6 1,819
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.1 5,993

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-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE (this model)
6.8 kW8.0 298 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €45 €453
7.2 kW8.7 246 €15 €147
7.0 kW8.5 252 €13 €130
6.2 kW8.5 253 €13 €127
6.2 kW8.5 253 €13 €127

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
8.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
6.2 / 4.6 / 3.1
Cooling design load
6.8 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
298 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,819 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
51 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 298 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €84 a year, or €844 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.0 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.