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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 8.5 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAM-90NYP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE

A++

Uses less electricity than 32% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €125 a year, €1,255 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.7
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€125 / year
+€663 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 10 % 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 5222 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 9,586 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,585 use less.

Median 402 This model · 443 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Mitsubishi Electric PLA-M35EA2-ET + PLA-M35EA2-ET / PUZ-ZM71VHA2-ET 443 kWh same
  2. A+ Mitsubishi Electric PLA-M35EA2 + PLA-M35EA2 / PUZ-ZM71VHA2 443 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAM-90NYP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE 443 kWh
  4. A++ Hitachi RAM-90NYP5E / RAK-15QPE + RAK-18QXE 443 kWh same
  5. A+ Panasonic S-36PN1E5B x2 / U-71PZH2E5 443 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAM-90NYP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE 7733704008 Difference
1 year €125 €83 −€43
5 years €627 €413 −€214
10 years €1,255 €827 −€428
15 years €1,882 €1,240 −€641

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 443 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,341 kWh / yr

Heating by climate zone

Climate SCOP kWh / yr
Warmer (e.g. Athens) 5.7 941
Average (e.g. Strasbourg) 4.2 2,341
Colder (e.g. Helsinki) 2.8 7,722

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-90NYP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE (this model)
8.5 kW6.7 443 — —
7.9 kW8.5 292 €43 €428
7.9 kW8.5 292 €43 €428
7.9 kW8.5 292 €43 €428
7.9 kW8.5 322 €34 €343
7.9 kW8.5 322 €34 €343

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.7
SCOP warmer / average / colder
5.7 / 4.2 / 2.8
Cooling design load
8.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
7.1 kW
Yearly cooling
443 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,341 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-90NYP5E / 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-90NYP5E / RAK-18QXE + RAK-25RPE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 443 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €125 a year, or €1,255 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.7 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.