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Split air conditioners · 10.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-4HNC1E / RPI-4.0FSN5E

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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 €188 a year, €1,880 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.3
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€188 / year
+€861 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 94 % of them need less. Daikin FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / RZAG100M7Y1B, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €99 a year. 91% 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 5853 among them. Hitachi sells the same label values under other model names: RAS-4HNC1E - RPI-4.0FSN4E.

Where it stands

Rank 13,397 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,396 use less.

Median 402 This model · 664 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Panasonic S-50PN1E5B x2 / U-100PZ2E8 664 kWh same
  2. A Hitachi RAS-4HNC1E / RPI-4.0FSN4E 664 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAS-4HNC1E / RPI-4.0FSN5E 664 kWh
  4. A Panasonic S-50PN1E5B x2 / U-100PEY1E5 667 kWh +€0.85
  5. A Panasonic S-100PN1E5B / U-100PEY1E5 667 kWh +€0.85
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-4HNC1E - RPI-4.0FSN5E FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / RZAG100M7Y1B Difference
1 year €188 €89 −€99
5 years €940 €447 −€493
10 years €1,880 €895 −€986
15 years €2,821 €1,342 −€1,478

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 664 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,040 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-4HNC1E / RPI-4.0FSN5E (this model)
10.0 kW5.3 664 — —
9.5 kW10.5 316 €99 €986
9.5 kW10.5 316 €99 €986
9.5 kW10.2 325 €96 €960
9.5 kW10.2 327 €95 €954
9.5 kW10.2 327 €95 €954

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
5.3
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
10.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
8.7 kW
Yearly cooling
664 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,040 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
62 / 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 / RPI-4.0FSN5E · RAS-4HNC1E - RPI-4.0FSN5E

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-4HNC1E / RPI-4.0FSN5E cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 664 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €188 a year, or €1,880 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.3 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.