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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 7.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE

A++

Uses less electricity than 93% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €86 a year, €858 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.4
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€86 / year
+€543 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 25 % below the typical 402 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.4) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 446 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 863 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 862 use less.

Median 402 This model · 303 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE1 303 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-15QPE + RAK-25RPE 303 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE 303 kWh
  4. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-25RXE + RAK-25RXE + RAK-50RXE 303 kWh same
  5. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-25RXE + RAK-35RXE + RAK-35RXE 303 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-70NP4E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €86 €39 −€47
5 years €429 €195 −€234
10 years €858 €391 −€467
15 years €1,287 €586 −€701

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 303 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,917 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.4 831
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.4 1,917
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,169

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-70NP4E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE (this model)
7.0 kW8.1 303 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €47 €467
7.2 kW8.7 246 €16 €161
7.0 kW8.5 252 €14 €144
7.0 kW7.1 253 €14 €142
7.1 kW9.7 256 €13 €133

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
8.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.4 / 4.4 / 3.0
Cooling design load
7.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
303 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,917 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
50 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-70NP4E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-18RPE + RAK-25RXE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 303 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €86 a year, or €858 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.1 and SCOP 4.4 in the average climate: higher is better.