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Split air conditioners · 11.9 kW · cooling and heating

Hitachi RAS-5HVRC2E / RPI-5.0FSRE

A+

Uses less electricity than 5% of the 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €193 a year, €1,934 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
6.1
Typical 6.9
Heating, SCOP
4.0
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€193 / year
+€1,175 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Uses more than most comparable models: 95 % of them need less. electriQ IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €110 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 5860 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 13,453 of 14,301 split air conditioners, 6 kW and over by yearly consumption. 13,452 use less.

Median 402 This model · 683 0 1,700 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Hitachi RASC-4HNPE / RCI-2.0FSN4 + RCI-2.0FSN4 680 kWh −€0.85
  2. A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries FDC100VNX_FDUM50VHx2 681 kWh −€0.57
  3. A+ Hitachi RAS-5HVRC2E / RPI-5.0FSRE 683 kWh
  4. A++ Olimpia Splendid OS-CANMH42EI + OS-SENEH09EI + OS-SENEH09EI + OS-SENEH12EI + OS-SENEH12EI + OS-SENEH12EI 684 kWh +€0.28
  5. A+ Hitachi RAS-5HVRC2E - RPC-5.0FSR 684 kWh +€0.28
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RAS-5HVRC2E / RPI-5.0FSRE IQOOL-4MS12K12K12K12K Difference
1 year €193 €83 −€110
5 years €967 €416 −€551
10 years €1,934 €833 −€1,102
15 years €2,901 €1,249 −€1,652

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 683 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 4,148 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-5HVRC2E / RPI-5.0FSRE (this model)
11.9 kW6.1 683 — —
12.2 kW6.1 294 €110 €1,102
11.5 kW7.1 563 €34 €340
11.5 kW7.1 563 €34 €340
12.1 kW7.5 565 €33 €334
12.1 kW7.5 565 €33 €334

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A+ / A+
SEER
6.1
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.0 / –
Cooling design load
11.9 kW
Heating design load (average)
11.9 kW
Yearly cooling
683 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
4,148 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-5HVRC2E / RPI-5.0FSRE · RAS-5HVRC2E - RPI-5.0FSRE

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

Questions

How much does the Hitachi RAS-5HVRC2E / RPI-5.0FSRE cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 683 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €193 a year, or €1,934 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 6.1 and SCOP 4.0 in the average climate: higher is better.