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Split air conditioners · 11.9 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-5HNC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE

A+

Uses less electricity than 4% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €208 a year, €2,076 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.7
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
3.9
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€208 / year
+€1,203 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 96 % of them need less. electriQ IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €124 a year. 83% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 3.9) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5881 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 13,676 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,675 use less.

Median 402 This model · 733 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →
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What it will cost you

Period RAS-5HNC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K Difference
1 year €208 €83 −€124
5 years €1,038 €416 −€622
10 years €2,076 €833 −€1,243
15 years €3,114 €1,249 −€1,865

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 733 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 4,248 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 - RPI-5.0FSRE (this model)
11.9 kW5.7 733 — —
12.2 kW6.1 294 €124 €1,243
11.5 kW7.1 563 €48 €481
11.5 kW7.1 563 €48 €481
12.1 kW7.5 565 €48 €476
12.1 kW7.5 565 €48 €476

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A
SEER
5.7
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 3.9 / –
Cooling design load
11.9 kW
Heating design load (average)
11.9 kW
Yearly cooling
733 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
4,248 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
64 / 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 - RPI-5.0FSRE · RAS-5HNC2E / RPI-5.0FSRE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-5HNC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 733 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €208 a year, or €2,076 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.7 and SCOP 3.9 in the average climate: higher is better.