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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-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE1

A++

Uses less electricity than 94% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €85 a year, €850 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.2
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.5
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€85 / year
+€527 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 4.5) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 207 among them. Hitachi sells the same label values under other model names: RAM-70NP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-60RPE.

Where it stands

Rank 587 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 586 use less.

Median 402 This model · 300 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-50RPE1 + RAK-60RPE 300 kWh same
  2. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-35RPE + RAK-50RPE1 300 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE1 300 kWh
  4. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-60RPE 300 kWh same
  5. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE + RAK-50RPE1 300 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-70NP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE1 SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €85 €39 −€46
5 years €425 €195 −€229
10 years €850 €391 −€459
15 years €1,274 €586 −€688

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 300 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,860 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.5 816
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.5 1,860
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,048

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-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE1 (this model)
7.0 kW8.2 300 — —
A++ Snowair SNWS035VE3 compare
7.1 kW6.1 138 €46 €459
A+++ HTWS071IX39PLUS compare
7.2 kW8.7 246 €15 €153
A+++ Arielli ASW-24CPHS compare
7.0 kW8.5 252 €14 €136
A++ Thermor 872935 compare
7.0 kW7.1 253 €13 €133
A+++ Toshiba RAV-GP801ATW-E+RAV-HM801UT-E compare
7.1 kW9.7 256 €12 €125

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
8.2
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.5 / 4.5 / 3.0
Cooling design load
7.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
300 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,860 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-70NP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE1

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-70NP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-18QXE + RAK-50RPE1 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 300 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €85 a year, or €850 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.2 and SCOP 4.5 in the average climate: higher is better.