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Split air conditioners · 10.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-4HNC1E / RPC-4.0FSN3

B

Uses less electricity than 4% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €201 a year, €2,011 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
4.9
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€201 / year
+€883 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 96 % of them need less. Daikin FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / RZAG100M7Y1B, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €112 a year. 98% of comparable models reach a better class than B; the most common is A++. 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 5871 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 13,596 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,595 use less.

Median 402 This model · 710 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Clivet MU2-Y 125M + IMA1-Y 27M + IMA1-Y 27M + IMA1-Y 27M + IMA1-Y 27M + IMA1-Y 27M 710 kWh same
  2. A+ Hitachi RAS-5HVNC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE 710 kWh same
  3. B Hitachi RAS-4HNC1E / RPC-4.0FSN3 710 kWh
  4. A++ Rossato ELYSON PENTA 45 711 kWh +€0.28
  5. A++ Ariston PENTA 121 ALYS NET_UA1-I 9+9+9+9+9 711 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-4HNC1E - RPC-4.0FSN3 FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / RZAG100M7Y1B Difference
1 year €201 €89 −€112
5 years €1,005 €447 −€558
10 years €2,011 €895 −€1,116
15 years €3,016 €1,342 −€1,674

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 710 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,119 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
B Hitachi RAS-4HNC1E / RPC-4.0FSN3 (this model)
10.0 kW4.9 710 — —
9.5 kW10.5 316 €112 €1,116
9.5 kW10.5 316 €112 €1,116
9.5 kW10.2 325 €109 €1,090
9.5 kW10.2 327 €108 €1,085
9.5 kW10.2 327 €108 €1,085

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
B / A
SEER
4.9
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 3.9 / –
Cooling design load
10.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
8.7 kW
Yearly cooling
710 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,119 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 68 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-4HNC1E / RPC-4.0FSN3 · RAS-4HNC1E - RPC-4.0FSN3

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-4HNC1E / RPC-4.0FSN3 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 710 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €201 a year, or €2,011 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 4.9 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.