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Split air conditioners · 10.3 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-4.0UNESNH1 / RCI-4.0UNE1NH

A++

Uses less electricity than 13% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €167 a year, €1,665 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€167 / year
+€977 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 87 % of them need less. Toshiba RAV-GP1101AT-E+RAV-HM1101UT-E, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €59 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5707 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 12,357 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 12,356 use less.

Median 402 This model · 588 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →
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What it will cost you

Period RAS-4.0UNESNH1 / RCI-4.0UNE1NH RAV-GP1101AT-E+RAV-HM1101UT-E Difference
1 year €167 €107 −€59
5 years €833 €535 −€297
10 years €1,665 €1,070 −€595
15 years €2,498 €1,606 −€892

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 588 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,450 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-4.0UNESNH1 / RCI-4.0UNE1NH (this model)
10.3 kW6.1 588 — —
10.0 kW9.3 378 €59 €595
10.0 kW9.2 382 €58 €583
10.0 kW8.6 407 €51 €513
10.0 kW8.3 425 €46 €462
10.2 kW8.2 436 €43 €430

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 3.9 / –
Cooling design load
10.3 kW
Heating design load (average)
9.6 kW
Yearly cooling
588 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,450 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
61 / 70 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAS-4.0UNESNH1 / RCI-4.0UNE1NH

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-4.0UNESNH1 / RCI-4.0UNE1NH cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 588 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €167 a year, or €1,665 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.