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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 7.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-70NP4B / RAI-35QPB + RAF-35RXB

A+

Uses less electricity than 35% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €120 a year, €1,198 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.8
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€120 / year
+€597 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 5 % above 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 5151 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 9,133 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,132 use less.

Median 402 This model · 423 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Daikin FNA35A2VEB9 / FNA35A2VEB9 / FNA35A2VEB9 / RZAG100N2Y1B 423 kWh same
  2. A++ Daikin FNA35A2VEB / FNA35A2VEB / FNA35A2VEB / RZAG100M7V1B 423 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-70NP4B / RAI-35QPB + RAF-35RXB 423 kWh
  4. A Daikin FTXN60MV1B / RXN60MV1B 423 kWh same
  5. A Hitachi RAS-3HVNP1E / RPC-3.0FSN3 423 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-70NP4B / RAI-35QPB + RAF-35RXB SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €120 €39 −€81
5 years €599 €195 −€404
10 years €1,198 €391 −€807
15 years €1,797 €586 −€1,211

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 423 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,108 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.5 823
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 2,108
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,184

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-70NP4B / RAI-35QPB + RAF-35RXB (this model)
7.0 kW5.8 423 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €81 €807
7.2 kW8.7 246 €50 €501
7.0 kW8.5 252 €48 €484
7.0 kW7.1 253 €48 €481
7.1 kW9.7 256 €47 €473

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A
SEER
5.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.5 / 4.0 / 3.0
Cooling design load
7.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
423 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,108 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-70NP4B / RAI-35QPB + RAF-35RXB

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-70NP4B / RAI-35QPB + RAF-35RXB cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 423 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €120 a year, or €1,198 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.8 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.