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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 8.5 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-90NP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE

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
7.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€118 / year
+€667 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 4 % above the typical 402 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.2) is above 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++ Hitachi RAM-90NP5E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-15QPE 417 kWh same
  2. A+ Hitachi RAM-70NP4B / RAK-35RXB + RAI-35QPB 417 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-90NP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE 417 kWh
  4. A+ Ariston TRIAL 80 ALYS NET_UA1-I 12+12 418 kWh +€0.28
  5. A+ Ariston TRIAL 80 PRIOS NET_UA1-I 12+12 418 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-90NP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE 7733704008 Difference
1 year €118 €83 −€35
5 years €590 €413 −€177
10 years €1,181 €827 −€354
15 years €1,771 €1,240 −€531

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 417 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,355 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.6 954
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.2 2,355
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.8 7,694

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-90NP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE (this model)
8.5 kW7.1 417 — —
7.9 kW8.5 292 €35 €354
7.9 kW8.5 292 €35 €354
7.9 kW8.5 292 €35 €354
7.9 kW8.5 322 €27 €269
7.9 kW8.5 322 €27 €269

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.6 / 4.2 / 2.8
Cooling design load
8.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
7.1 kW
Yearly cooling
417 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,355 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
56 / 66 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAM-90NP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAM-90NP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE 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 7.1 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.