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Split air conditioners · 11.9 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-5HVNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR

A++

Uses less electricity than 6% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €185 a year, €1,855 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.4
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€185 / year
+€1,116 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 94 % of them need less. electriQ IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €102 a year. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (80% of models). 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 5847 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 13,372 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,371 use less.

Median 402 This model · 655 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. B Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-M50JAL + PEAD-M50JAL / PUHZ-P100YKA 654 kWh −€0.28
  2. B Mitsubishi Electric PEAD-M50JA + PEAD-M50JA / PUHZ-P100YKA 654 kWh −€0.28
  3. A++ Hitachi RAS-5HVNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR 655 kWh
  4. A Hitachi RAM-110NP5E / RAD-25RPE + RAD-25RPE + RAD-25RPE + RAD-25RPE 655 kWh same
  5. A Fujitsu AOYG36LBTB/ARYG18LLTB/ARYG18LLTB 656 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-5HVNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K Difference
1 year €185 €83 −€102
5 years €927 €416 −€511
10 years €1,855 €833 −€1,022
15 years €2,782 €1,249 −€1,534

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 655 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,941 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-5HVNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR (this model)
11.9 kW6.4 655 — —
12.2 kW6.1 294 €102 €1,022
11.5 kW7.1 563 €26 €261
11.5 kW7.1 563 €26 €261
12.1 kW7.5 565 €25 €255
12.1 kW7.5 565 €25 €255

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.4
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.2 / –
Cooling design load
11.9 kW
Heating design load (average)
11.9 kW
Yearly cooling
655 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,941 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-5HVNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR · RAS-5HVNC2E / RCI-5.0FSR

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-5HVNC2E - RCI-5.0FSR cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 655 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €185 a year, or €1,855 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.4 and SCOP 4.2 in the average climate: higher is better.