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Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-2HVRC3 - RPC-2.0FSR(1)

A++

Uses less electricity than 52% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €71 a year, €708 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.0
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€71 / year
+€500 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 2 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 513 models in this group; this one is number 391 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 2,395 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 2,394 use less.

Median 254 This model · 250 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Haier HAS18RDAIN / H1U18RDAOUT 250 kWh same
  2. A++ AIRE18WE-D2/AIRE18WC-S2 250 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAS-2HVRC3 - RPC-2.0FSR(1) 250 kWh
  4. A++ Toshiba RAS-18E2AVG-E+RAS-18E2KVG-E 250 kWh same
  5. A++ Toshiba RAS-18E2AVG-E+RAS-B18S4KVG-E 250 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-2HVRC3 - RPC-2.0FSR(1) LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €71 €37 −€34
5 years €354 €185 −€169
10 years €708 €371 −€337
15 years €1,062 €556 −€506

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 250 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,767 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
A++ Hitachi RAS-2HVRC3 - RPC-2.0FSR(1) (this model)
5.0 kW7.0 250 — —
A+++ Rotenso LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 compare
5.1 kW9.4 131 €34 €337
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €33 €334
A++ Lamborghini Caloreclima RUBINO S 18 PLUS compare
5.3 kW7.0 132 €33 €334
A+++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM45ZS-W_SRK20ZSX-W_SRK25ZSX-W compare
4.5 kW9.1 174 €22 €215
A+++ Daikin FTXM20R2V1B / FTXM25R2V1B / 2MXM50A2V1B9 compare
4.5 kW8.7 181 €20 €195

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.0 kW
Yearly cooling
250 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,767 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
54 / 65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAS-2HVRC3 - RPC-2.0FSR(1)

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-2HVRC3 - RPC-2.0FSR(1) cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 250 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €71 a year, or €708 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.0 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.