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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 7.0 kW · cooling and heating

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

A+

Uses less electricity than 36% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €118 a year, €1,181 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.9
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€118 / year
+€591 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 4 % 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 5131 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 9,020 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,019 use less.

Median 402 This model · 417 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ ARGO QUADRI 28 DCI R32 417 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-90NP5E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-15QPE 417 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAM-70NP4B / RAK-35RXB + RAI-35QPB 417 kWh
  4. A++ Hitachi RAM-90NP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE 417 kWh same
  5. A+ Ariston TRIAL 80 ALYS NET_UA1-I 12+12 418 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-70NP4B / RAK-35RXB + RAI-35QPB SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €118 €39 −€79
5 years €590 €195 −€395
10 years €1,181 €391 −€790
15 years €1,771 €586 −€1,185

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 417 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,087 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.6 814
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.0 2,087
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,133

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 / RAK-35RXB + RAI-35QPB (this model)
7.0 kW5.9 417 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €79 €790
7.2 kW8.7 246 €48 €484
7.0 kW8.5 252 €47 €467
7.0 kW7.1 253 €46 €464
7.1 kW9.7 256 €46 €456

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
5.9
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.6 / 4.0 / 3.0
Cooling design load
7.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
417 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,087 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Hitachi with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

RAM-70NP4B / RAK-35RXB + RAI-35QPB · RAM-70NP4B / RAK-35RPB + RAI-35QPB

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

Questions

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

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 417 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €118 a year, or €1,181 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.9 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.