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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 10.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-4HVNP1E / RCI-4.0FSN4

A

Uses less electricity than 32% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €126 a year, €1,257 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.9
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.7
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€126 / year
+€975 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 10 % above the typical 402 kWh. 91% of comparable models reach a better class than A; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.7) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5225 among them. Hitachi sells the same label values under other model names: RAS-4HVNP1E / RCI-4.0FSN3.

Where it stands

Rank 9,614 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 9,613 use less.

Median 402 This model · 444 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Emmeti XECO-2815QE XECO-07-07-12XXX 444 kWh same
  2. A Hitachi RAS-4HVNP1E / RCI-4.0FSN3 444 kWh same
  3. A Hitachi RAS-4HVNP1E / RCI-4.0FSN4 444 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAM-90NP5A / RAK-25QXA + RAF-25RPA + RAF-35QXA 444 kWh same
  5. A Hitachi RAS-3HVNPE / RPI-3.0FSN4E 444 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-4HVNP1E / RCI-4.0FSN4 FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / RZAG100M7Y1B Difference
1 year €126 €89 −€36
5 years €629 €447 −€181
10 years €1,257 €895 −€362
15 years €1,886 €1,342 −€544

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 444 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,444 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-4HVNP1E / RCI-4.0FSN4 (this model)
10.0 kW7.9 444 — —
9.5 kW10.5 316 €36 €362
9.5 kW10.5 316 €36 €362
9.5 kW10.2 325 €34 €337
9.5 kW10.2 327 €33 €331
9.5 kW10.2 327 €33 €331

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A / A
SEER
7.9
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.7 / –
Cooling design load
10.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
11.5 kW
Yearly cooling
444 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,444 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
64 / 63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hitachi under one model number.

RAS-4HVNP1E / RCI-4.0FSN4

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-4HVNP1E / RCI-4.0FSN4 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 444 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €126 a year, or €1,257 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.9 and SCOP 4.7 in the average climate: higher is better.