Skip to content
A

Hitachi RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-50QPA

Air conditioner · model RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-50QPA · 2 model numbers · on the market since 1 January 2013

Estimated running cost, EU average price
€123 a year
435 kWh/year · €1,232 over 10 years at today’s prices
+€36a year vs the average comparable model

Annual cooling consumption as declared on the EU energy label (standard cooling season). Prices: Eurostat household electricity prices incl. taxes, 2026 (Jan–Jun), consumption band 2,500–4,999 kWh.

Running cost in every country (39)
Country€/kWhPer year10 years
Albania0.119€52€518
Austria0.326€142€1,418
Belgium0.358€156€1,555
Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1€43€433
Bulgaria0.134€58€583
Croatia0.182€79€790
Cyprus0.269€117€1,169
Czechia0.288€125€1,255
Denmark0.238€103€1,033
Estonia0.212€92€921
Finland0.269€117€1,172
France0.249€108€1,081
Georgia0.073€32€318
Germany0.362€157€1,574
Greece0.24€104€1,044
Hungary0.114€50€495
Iceland0.202€88€878
Ireland0.387€168€1,684
Italy0.314€137€1,367
Kosovo0.087€38€378
Latvia0.242€105€1,051
Liechtenstein0.299€130€1,300
Lithuania0.216€94€940
Luxembourg0.202€88€880
Malta0.127€55€552
Moldova0.187€81€814
Montenegro0.104€45€452
Netherlands0.244€106€1,061
North Macedonia0.117€51€508
Norway0.199€87€867
Poland0.3€130€1,305
Portugal0.237€103€1,030
Romania0.284€123€1,234
Serbia0.12€52€521
Slovakia0.199€86€863
Slovenia0.212€92€921
Spain0.251€109€1,091
Sweden0.306€133€1,332
Türkiye0.066€29€286

How it compares

Compared with 4,451 air conditioners, 5.1–7 kW on the EU register:

4,324 comparable models use less energy. The typical model in this group uses 309 kWh a year; most use between 218 and 405. See the full ranking.

Energy label values

Energy efficiency classA on the A–G scale
Functioncooling and heating
Cooling capacity6.8 kW
Heating capacity6 kW
SEER (cooling)5.5
SCOP (heating, average climate)3.9
Annual cooling consumption435 kWh
Annual heating consumption (average climate)2,166 kWh
Heating classA
Indoor noise57 dB(A)
Outdoor noise65 dB(A)
RefrigerantR410A
Refrigerant GWP2,088

Lifespan & repair

Registration history

Model numbers on this page

These 2 model numbers are registered by Hitachi with identical energy label values, dimensions and installation type (usually colour or market variants).

RAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-50QPARAM-68NP3A / RAD-18RPA + RAK-50QXA

Comparable air conditioners from other brands

  1. A++
    Ariston TRIAL 80 PRIOS NET_UB1-I 9+9
    5.3 kW · SEER 6.1 · 435 kWh/yr
    €123/year
  2. A++
    Ariston TRIAL 80 PRIOS NET_UB1-I 12+12
    5.3 kW · SEER 6.1 · 435 kWh/yr
    €123/year
  3. A
    Daikin FBA50A2VEB / FBA50A2VEB / RZAG71M7V1B
    6.8 kW · SEER 5.5 · 437 kWh/yr
    €124/year
  4. A
    Daikin ADEA71A2VEB / AZAS71M2V1B
    6.8 kW · SEER 5.4 · 437 kWh/yr
    €124/year
  5. B
    Panasonic S-60PN1E5A / U-60PEY2E5
    6 kW · SEER 4.8 · 437 kWh/yr
    €124/year
  6. A
    Daikin FVA71AMVEB / RZQSG71L3V1B
    6.8 kW · SEER 5.5 · 433 kWh/yr
    €123/year

Source: EU energy label register (EPREL), registration 1984596, 1984597. Values are as declared by the supplier. YearlyCost is not affiliated with the European Commission or Hitachi.