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Split air conditioners · 11.2 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-4FSVN3E / RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4

A+

Uses less electricity than 6% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €187 a year, €1,866 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.9
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€187 / year
+€997 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 94 % of them need less. Gouku Information BEU404-SET-03, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €184 a year. 83% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5849 among them. Hitachi sells the same label values under other model names: RAS-4FSVN3E / RCI-1.0FSN3 + RCI-1.0FSN3 + RCI-1.0FSN3 + RCI-1.0FSN3.

Where it stands

Rank 13,381 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,380 use less.

Median 402 This model · 659 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Panasonic S-50PN1E5A x2 / U-100PE1E8A 659 kWh same
  2. A+ Hitachi RAS-4FSVN3E / RCI-1.0FSN3 + RCI-1.0FSN3 + RCI-1.0FSN3 + RCI-1.0FSN3 659 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAS-4FSVN3E / RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 659 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAS-4FSNY2E / RCI-1.0FSN3 + RCI-1.0FSN3 + RCI-1.0FSN3 + RCI-1.0FSN3 659 kWh same
  5. A Hitachi RAS-4HVNPE / RPC-4.0FSN2E 660 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-4FSVN3E / RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 BEU404-SET-03 Difference
1 year €187 €3 −€184
5 years €933 €16 −€918
10 years €1,866 €31 −€1,835
15 years €2,799 €47 −€2,753

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 659 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,521 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-4FSVN3E / RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 (this model)
11.2 kW5.9 659 — —
11.0 kW2.7 11 €184 €1,835
10.6 kW8.0 462 €56 €558
10.6 kW7.6 488 €48 €484
10.6 kW7.4 501 €45 €447
10.6 kW7.4 501 €45 €447

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
5.9
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
11.2 kW
Heating design load (average)
10.1 kW
Yearly cooling
659 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,521 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
54 / 67 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Hitachi with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

RAS-4FSVN3E / RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 · RAS-4FSNY3E / RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-4FSVN3E / RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 + RCI-1.0FSN4 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 659 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €187 a year, or €1,866 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.9 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.