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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 10.0 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-4HVRC2E - RPIH-4.0FSRE

A++

Uses less electricity than 25% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €138 a year, €1,382 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.2
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.4
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€138 / year
+€787 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 21 % above the typical 402 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.4) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5350 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 10,630 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 10,629 use less.

Median 402 This model · 488 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Gree GWHD(36)NK6TO+GWH09AUCXB-K6DNA2D/I×4 488 kWh same
  2. A++ Atlantic 872163 488 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAS-4HVRC2E - RPIH-4.0FSRE 488 kWh
  4. A++ Gree GUD85PHS/A-T+GUD85W/NhA-T 488 kWh same
  5. A++ Storm ST18013 STORM MITE CANALIZZATO MONO KW 8,5 R32 488 kWh same
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What it will cost you

Period RAS-4HVRC2E - RPIH-4.0FSRE FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / FHA35AVEB9 / RZAG100M7Y1B Difference
1 year €138 €89 −€49
5 years €691 €447 −€244
10 years €1,382 €895 −€487
15 years €2,073 €1,342 −€731

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 488 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 2,778 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-4HVRC2E - RPIH-4.0FSRE (this model)
10.0 kW7.2 488 — —
9.5 kW10.5 316 €49 €487
9.5 kW10.5 316 €49 €487
9.5 kW10.2 325 €46 €462
9.5 kW10.2 327 €46 €456
9.5 kW10.2 327 €46 €456

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
7.2
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.4 / –
Cooling design load
10.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
8.7 kW
Yearly cooling
488 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
2,778 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
62 / 70 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

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-4HVRC2E - RPIH-4.0FSRE · RAS-4HVRC2E / RPIH-4.0FSRE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-4HVRC2E - RPIH-4.0FSRE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 488 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €138 a year, or €1,382 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.2 and SCOP 4.4 in the average climate: higher is better.