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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 7.1 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-3HVRNS3 / RPI-3.0FSN4E

C

Uses less electricity than 19% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €156 a year, €1,560 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
4.5
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.8
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€156 / year
+€583 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 81 % of them need less. Snowair SNWS035VE3, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €117 a year. 100% of comparable models reach a better class than C; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.8) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5478 among them. Hitachi sells the same label values under other model names: RAS-3HVRNS3 / RPI-3.0FSN5E.

Where it stands

Rank 11,524 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 11,523 use less.

Median 402 This model · 551 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC100VNP_FDUM100VH 551 kWh same
  2. A++ Panasonic S-50PT2E5B x2 / U-100PZ2E5 551 kWh same
  3. C Hitachi RAS-3HVRNS3 / RPI-3.0FSN4E 551 kWh
  4. C Hitachi RAS-3HVRNS3 / RPI-3.0FSN5E 551 kWh same
  5. A Hitachi RAM-90NP5A / RAF-35QXA + RAF-50QXA 551 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-3HVRNS3 / RPI-3.0FSN4E SNWS035VE3 Difference
1 year €156 €39 −€117
5 years €780 €195 −€585
10 years €1,560 €391 −€1,170
15 years €2,341 €586 −€1,754

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 551 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,058 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
C Hitachi RAS-3HVRNS3 / RPI-3.0FSN4E (this model)
7.1 kW4.5 551 — —
7.1 kW6.1 138 €117 €1,170
7.2 kW8.7 246 €86 €864
7.0 kW8.5 252 €85 €847
7.0 kW7.1 253 €84 €844
7.1 kW9.7 256 €84 €835

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
C / A
SEER
4.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 3.8 / –
Cooling design load
7.1 kW
Heating design load (average)
5.6 kW
Yearly cooling
551 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,058 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
57 / 66 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAS-3HVRNS3 / RPI-3.0FSN4E

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-3HVRNS3 / RPI-3.0FSN4E cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 551 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €156 a year, or €1,560 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 4.5 and SCOP 3.8 in the average climate: higher is better.