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Split air conditioners · 11.9 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-5HVNC2E - RPIH-5.0FSRE

A++

Uses less electricity than 9% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €174 a year, €1,742 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.8
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.3
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€174 / year
+€1,089 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 91 % of them need less. electriQ IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €91 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 5809 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 12,972 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 12,971 use less.

Median 402 This model · 615 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A+ Buderus 7733703041 615 kWh same
  2. A+ Bosch 7733702671 615 kWh same
  3. A++ Hitachi RAS-5HVNC2E - RPIH-5.0FSRE 615 kWh
  4. A+ Hitachi RAM-110NP5E / RAK-15QPE + RAD-35RPE + RAD-50RPE 615 kWh same
  5. A+ Hitachi RAM-110NP5E / RAK-25RPE + RAD-25RPE + RAD-25RPE + RAI-25RPE 615 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-5HVNC2E - RPIH-5.0FSRE IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K Difference
1 year €174 €83 −€91
5 years €871 €416 −€455
10 years €1,742 €833 −€909
15 years €2,613 €1,249 −€1,364

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 615 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 3,845 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 - RPIH-5.0FSRE (this model)
11.9 kW6.8 615 — —
12.2 kW6.1 294 €91 €909

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+
SEER
6.8
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.3 / –
Cooling design load
11.9 kW
Heating design load (average)
11.9 kW
Yearly cooling
615 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
3,845 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 - RPIH-5.0FSRE · RAS-5HVNC2E / RPIH-5.0FSRE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-5HVNC2E - RPIH-5.0FSRE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 615 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €174 a year, or €1,742 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.8 and SCOP 4.3 in the average climate: higher is better.