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Split air conditioners · 5.6 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-2.5HVNP1 / RPC-2.5FSN3E

B

Uses less electricity than 0% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €119 a year, €1,192 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
4.7
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
3.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€119 / year
+€543 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 100 % of them need less. Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €82 a year. 100% of comparable models reach a better class than B; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.8) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 508 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 5,143 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 5,142 use less.

Median 254 This model · 421 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Fisher FSPIF-242AE3/FSOIF-244AE3 402 kWh −€5.38
  2. A++ Inventor O2MVI-24WiFiR/O2MVO-24 402 kWh −€5.38
  3. B Hitachi RAS-2.5HVNP1 / RPC-2.5FSN3E 421 kWh
  4. B Hitachi RAS-2.5HVNP / RPK-2.5FSN3M 426 kWh +€1.42
  5. C Hitachi RAS-2HVNP / RPC-2.0FSN2E 427 kWh +€1.70
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-2.5HVNP1 - RPC-2.5FSN3E LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €119 €37 −€82
5 years €596 €185 −€411
10 years €1,192 €371 −€821
15 years €1,788 €556 −€1,232

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 421 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,918 kWh / yr

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
B Hitachi RAS-2.5HVNP1 / RPC-2.5FSN3E (this model)
5.6 kW4.7 421 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €82 €821
5.3 kW7.0 132 €82 €818
5.3 kW7.0 132 €82 €818
5.8 kW2.5 151 €76 €765
5.8 kW2.5 151 €76 €765

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
B / A
SEER
4.7
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 3.8 / –
Cooling design load
5.6 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.2 kW
Yearly cooling
421 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,918 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Hitachi with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

RAS-2.5HVNP1 / RPC-2.5FSN3E · RAS-2.5HVNP1 - RPC-2.5FSN3E

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-2.5HVNP1 / RPC-2.5FSN3E cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 421 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €119 a year, or €1,192 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 4.7 and SCOP 3.8 in the average climate: higher is better.