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Split air conditioners · 10.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-4HNC2E - RPI-4.0FSRE

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 €166 a year, €1,662 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.0
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.1
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€166 / year
+€844 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 87 % of them need less. Daikin FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / RZAG100M7Y1B, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €77 a year. 83% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.1) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5700 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 12,333 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 12,332 use less.

Median 402 This model · 587 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ AUX ALCA-42-NHB 587 kWh same
  2. A++ AUX ALMD-H36/NDR3HA 587 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAS-4HNC2E - RPI-4.0FSRE 587 kWh
  4. A++ Infiniton SSCHD36A2 587 kWh same
  5. A+ Hitachi RAM-110NP5E / RAK-25RPE + RAK-25RXE + RAD-25RPE + RAI-25RPE 587 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-4HNC2E - RPI-4.0FSRE FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / RZAG100M7Y1B Difference
1 year €166 €89 −€77
5 years €831 €447 −€384
10 years €1,662 €895 −€767
15 years €2,494 €1,342 −€1,151

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 587 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,979 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-4HNC2E - RPI-4.0FSRE (this model)
10.0 kW6.0 587 — —
9.5 kW10.5 316 €77 €767
9.5 kW10.5 316 €77 €767
9.5 kW10.2 325 €74 €742
9.5 kW10.2 327 €74 €736
9.5 kW10.2 327 €74 €736

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
6.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.1 / –
Cooling design load
10.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
8.7 kW
Yearly cooling
587 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,979 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
62 / 70 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-4HNC2E - RPI-4.0FSRE · RAS-4HNC2E / RPI-4.0FSRE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-4HNC2E - RPI-4.0FSRE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 587 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €166 a year, or €1,662 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.0 and SCOP 4.1 in the average climate: higher is better.