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Split air conditioners · 6.8 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE + RAK-35RXE

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 €83 a year, €833 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.6
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€83 / year
+€515 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Only 393 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 96 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 394 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 393 use less.

Median 402 This model · 294 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18RPE + RAK-18RPE 294 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18RPE + RAK-35RPE 294 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE + RAK-35RXE 294 kWh
  4. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-35RPE + RAK-35RPE 294 kWh same
  5. A++ Hitachi RAM-68NP3E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-25RPE + RAK-35RPE 294 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-68NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE + RAK-35RXE SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €83 €39 −€44
5 years €416 €195 −€221
10 years €833 €391 −€442
15 years €1,249 €586 −€663

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 294 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-25RXE + RAK-35RXE (this model)
6.8 kW8.1 294 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €44 €442
7.2 kW8.7 246 €14 €136
7.0 kW8.5 252 €12 €119
6.2 kW8.5 253 €12 €116
6.2 kW8.5 253 €12 €116

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
8.1
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
294 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-25RXE + RAK-35RXE

  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-25RXE + RAK-35RXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 294 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €83 a year, or €833 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.1 and SCOP 4.6 in the average climate: higher is better.