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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 7.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-70NYP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-35RPE + RAK-42RPE

A++

Uses less electricity than 79% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €101 a year, €1,008 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.8
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.5
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€101 / year
+€528 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 11 % 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 1131 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 2,841 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 2,840 use less.

Median 402 This model · 356 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Daikin CTXM15R2V1B / FTXM25R2V1B / FTXM42R2V1B / 4MXM80N2V1B9 356 kWh same
  2. A++ Daikin CTXM15R5V1B / FTXM25R5V1B / FTXM42R5V1B / 4MXM80N2V1B9 356 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-70NYP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-35RPE + RAK-42RPE 356 kWh
  4. A++ AUX ASW-H24B4/FWR3DI-EU 356 kWh same
  5. A++ Heiko JS026-D1, JS026-D1, JS026-D1/M3T070-D1 356 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-70NYP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-35RPE + RAK-42RPE SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €101 €39 −€62
5 years €504 €195 −€309
10 years €1,008 €391 −€617
15 years €1,512 €586 −€926

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 356 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,866 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.7 791
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.5 1,866
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 3.0 6,075

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-70NYP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-35RPE + RAK-42RPE (this model)
7.0 kW6.8 356 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €62 €617
7.2 kW8.7 246 €31 €312
7.0 kW8.5 252 €29 €295
7.0 kW7.1 253 €29 €292
7.1 kW9.7 256 €28 €283

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.7 / 4.5 / 3.0
Cooling design load
7.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.0 kW
Yearly cooling
356 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,866 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-70NYP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-35RPE + RAK-42RPE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-70NYP4E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-35RPE + RAK-42RPE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 356 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €101 a year, or €1,008 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.8 and SCOP 4.5 in the average climate: higher is better.