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Split air conditioners · 8.6 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-3.5UFESNH1 / RPFC-3.5UFE1NH

A++

Uses less electricity than 24% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €144 a year, €1,441 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€144 / year
+€621 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 76 % of them need less. Panasonic CS-Z20CKEW + CS-Z20CKEW + CS-Z20CKEW + CS-Z20CKEW / CU-4Z80CBE, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €51 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5384 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 10,816 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 10,815 use less.

Median 402 This model · 509 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-M100JAL2 / PUZ-ZM100YDA 509 kWh same
  2. A++ FREEO90WE C-F/FREEO90WC 509 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAS-3.5UFESNH1 / RPFC-3.5UFE1NH 509 kWh
  4. A Toyotomi MULR32-E18DTA, TKN-635R32/MFMR32-28INV-4 509 kWh same
  5. A Toyotomi MULR32-E18FWCA/SL, TKN-635R32/MFMR32-28INV-4 509 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-3.5UFESNH1 / RPFC-3.5UFE1NH CS-Z20CKEW + CS-Z20CKEW + CS-Z20CKEW + CS-Z20CKEW / CU-4Z80CBE Difference
1 year €144 €93 −€51
5 years €721 €466 −€255
10 years €1,441 €932 −€510
15 years €2,162 €1,398 −€765

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 509 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,192 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-3.5UFESNH1 / RPFC-3.5UFE1NH (this model)
8.6 kW6.1 509 — —
8.0 kW8.5 329 €51 €510
8.0 kW8.5 329 €51 €510
8.0 kW8.5 329 €51 €510
8.0 kW8.5 329 €51 €510
8.0 kW8.5 329 €51 €510

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.1 / –
Cooling design load
8.6 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.5 kW
Yearly cooling
509 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,192 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
65 / 70 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAS-3.5UFESNH1 / RPFC-3.5UFE1NH

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-3.5UFESNH1 / RPFC-3.5UFE1NH cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 509 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €144 a year, or €1,441 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.