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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 7.1 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-3HVNP1E / RCI-3.0FSN3

A

Uses less electricity than 85% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €95 a year, €949 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.4
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.4
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€95 / year
+€575 if you also heat with it (average climate)

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 17 % below the typical 402 kWh. 91% of comparable models reach a better class than A; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.4) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 884 among them. Hitachi sells the same label values under other model names: RAS-3HVNP1E / RCI-3.0FSN4.

Where it stands

Rank 1,952 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 1,951 use less.

Median 402 This model · 335 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Daikin FFA35A2VEB / FFA35A2VEB / RZAG71M7V1B 335 kWh same
  2. A++ LG UU24WR U40/UV24R N10 335 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAS-3HVNP1E / RCI-3.0FSN3 335 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAS-3HVNP1E / RCI-3.0FSN4 335 kWh same
  5. A++ Mitsubishi Electric PLA-M71EA3-ET / PUZ-ZM71VHA3-ET 336 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-3HVNP1E / RCI-3.0FSN3 SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €95 €39 −€56
5 years €474 €195 −€279
10 years €949 €391 −€558
15 years €1,423 €586 −€837

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 335 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,030 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-3HVNP1E / RCI-3.0FSN3 (this model)
7.1 kW7.4 335 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €56 €558
7.2 kW8.7 246 €25 €252
7.0 kW8.5 252 €24 €235
7.0 kW7.1 253 €23 €232
7.1 kW9.7 256 €22 €224

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
7.4
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.4 / –
Cooling design load
7.1 kW
Heating design load (average)
6.4 kW
Yearly cooling
335 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,030 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAS-3HVNP1E / RCI-3.0FSN3

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-3HVNP1E / RCI-3.0FSN3 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 335 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €95 a year, or €949 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.4 and SCOP 4.4 in the average climate: higher is better.