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Split air conditioners · 11.9 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-5HRC2E - 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 €200 a year, €2,002 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
5.9
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€200 / year
+€1,175 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 €117 a year. 83% of comparable models reach a better class than A+; the most common is A++. Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.0) is below the typical 4.1 of its group. Hitachi has 5895 models in this group; this one is number 5867 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 13,590 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,589 use less.

Median 402 This model · 707 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Rotenso I21Xi R14*5/H120Xm5 R15 706 kWh −€0.28
  2. A++ Inventor U6RSL(5)-42/LV6DI-09WiFiR 706 kWh −€0.28
  3. A+ Hitachi RAS-5HRC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE 707 kWh
  4. B Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SCM100ZM-S_SRK25ZSX-Sx2_SRK50ZSX-S 707 kWh same
  5. A+ Hitachi RAS-5HRC2E - RPC-5.0FSR 708 kWh +€0.28
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What it will cost you

Period RAS-5HRC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K Difference
1 year €200 €83 −€117
5 years €1,001 €416 −€585
10 years €2,002 €833 −€1,170
15 years €3,003 €1,249 −€1,754

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 707 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 4,149 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-5HRC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE (this model)
11.9 kW5.9 707 — —
12.2 kW6.1 294 €117 €1,170
11.5 kW7.1 563 €41 €408
11.5 kW7.1 563 €41 €408
12.1 kW7.5 565 €40 €402
12.1 kW7.5 565 €40 €402

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
5.9
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
11.9 kW
Heating design load (average)
11.9 kW
Yearly cooling
707 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
4,149 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
64 / 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-5HRC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE · RAS-5HRC2E / RPI-5.0FSRE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-5HRC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 707 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €200 a year, or €2,002 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 5.9 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.