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Split air conditioners · 11.9 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-5HNC2E - RPIH-5.0FSRE

A++

Uses less electricity than 8% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €181 a year, €1,810 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.5
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.3
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€181 / year
+€1,089 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 92 % of them need less. electriQ IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €98 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.3) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5839 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 13,112 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,111 use less.

Median 402 This model · 639 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D Hitachi RAS-3HVNC / RPC-3.0FSN2E 637 kWh −€0.57
  2. A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC100VSX_FDE50VHx2 638 kWh −€0.28
  3. A++ Hitachi RAS-5HNC2E - RPIH-5.0FSRE 639 kWh
  4. A Bosch 7733704742 640 kWh +€0.28
  5. A++ Hyundai HAACF3600OC 640 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-5HNC2E - RPIH-5.0FSRE IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K Difference
1 year €181 €83 −€98
5 years €905 €416 −€489
10 years €1,810 €833 −€977
15 years €2,714 €1,249 −€1,466

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 639 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,846 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 - RPIH-5.0FSRE (this model)
11.9 kW6.5 639 — —
12.2 kW6.1 294 €98 €977
11.5 kW7.1 563 €22 €215
11.5 kW7.1 563 €22 €215
12.1 kW7.5 565 €21 €210
12.1 kW7.5 565 €21 €210

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.5
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.3 / –
Cooling design load
11.9 kW
Heating design load (average)
11.9 kW
Yearly cooling
639 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,846 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 - RPIH-5.0FSRE · RAS-5HNC2E / RPIH-5.0FSRE

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

Questions

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

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 639 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €181 a year, or €1,810 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.5 and SCOP 4.3 in the average climate: higher is better.