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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 + RAI-35QPB

A+

Uses less electricity than 34% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €122 a year, €1,218 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.7
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€122 / year
+€603 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 7 % above the typical 402 kWh. 83% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5183 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 9,289 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,288 use less.

Median 402 This model · 430 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Fisher FSKIF-240CE3 / FSOIF-240CE3 430 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-90NYP5E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-35RXE 430 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-70NP4B / RAI-35QPB + RAI-35QPB 430 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QXA + RAI-50RPA 430 kWh same
  5. A Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAK-18QPA + RAI-50RPA 430 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-70NP4B / RAI-35QPB + RAI-35QPB SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €122 €39 −€83
5 years €609 €195 −€413
10 years €1,218 €391 −€827
15 years €1,827 €586 −€1,240

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 430 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,130 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.3 853
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 3.9 2,130
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,202

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 + RAI-35QPB (this model)
7.0 kW5.7 430 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €83 €827
7.2 kW8.7 246 €52 €521
7.0 kW8.5 252 €50 €504
7.0 kW7.1 253 €50 €501
7.1 kW9.7 256 €49 €493

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A
SEER
5.7
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.3 / 3.9 / 3.0
Cooling design load
7.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
430 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,130 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
58 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

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

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

Questions

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

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 430 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €122 a year, or €1,218 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.7 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.