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Split air conditioners · 11.9 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-5HNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR

A+

Uses less electricity than 5% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €192 a year, €1,923 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€192 / year
+€1,117 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 95 % of them need less. electriQ IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €109 a year. 83% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.2) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5857 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 13,444 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,443 use less.

Median 402 This model · 679 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Inventor U4MRSL(5)-42/LV4MDI-09 678 kWh −€0.28
  2. A+ Fujitsu AOYG24KATA/ABYG24KRTA 679 kWh same
  3. A+ Hitachi RAS-5HNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR 679 kWh
  4. A+ Fuji Electric ROG24KATA/RYG24KRTA 679 kWh same
  5. A+ General AOHG24KATA/ABHG24KRTA 679 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-5HNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K Difference
1 year €192 €83 −€109
5 years €961 €416 −€545
10 years €1,923 €833 −€1,090
15 years €2,884 €1,249 −€1,635

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 679 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,944 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-5HNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR (this model)
11.9 kW6.1 679 — —
12.2 kW6.1 294 €109 €1,090
11.5 kW7.1 563 €33 €329
11.5 kW7.1 563 €33 €329
12.1 kW7.5 565 €32 €323
12.1 kW7.5 565 €32 €323

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.2 / –
Cooling design load
11.9 kW
Heating design load (average)
11.9 kW
Yearly cooling
679 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,944 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
60 / 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-5HNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR · RAS-5HNC2E / RCI-5.0FSR

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-5HNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 679 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €192 a year, or €1,923 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.