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Reverse cycle split system air conditioner, cassette
Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE/RAI-VJ25RHAE Heat Pump
Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE/RAI-VJ25RHAE is a 2.5 kW reverse cycle split system heat pump registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration AAC10270).
- Energy rating (cooling)
- 4
- Heating: 2.5
- Annual electricity use
- 653 kWh
- 120 cooling + 533 heating
- Estimated running cost
- $215 / year
- $18 / month · $2,155 over 10 years
- Capacity
- 2.5 kW cooling
- 3.5 kW heating
39% less electricity than the median of 178 comparable 2.5 kW reverse cycle split system registrations (1,074 kWh a year) in the cold zone. Uses less than 99% of them.
Across all 3,612 air conditioner registrations sold in Australia, it uses less than 93% (this compares very different sizes, so the cohort figure above is the useful one).
Annual kWh is the government label figure for a residential user in the cold zone (Canberra climate: Canberra, Hobart, Ballarat, alpine areas). All of New Zealand is the cold zone on the Zoned Energy Rating Label. Cost = kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.
Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE running cost by climate zone
| Climate zone | kWh / year | Per year | 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold zone | 653 | $215 | $2,155 |
| Mixed zone | 450 | $149 | $1,485 |
| Hot zone | 426 | $141 | $1,406 |
At 33c/kWh. Formula: cost = annual kWh × price. The kWh figure is the label’s residential estimate for that zone; commercial-profile figures are in the specifications.
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Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE specifications
- Type
- Reverse cycle
- Configuration
- Split system
- Air distribution
- Non-ducted
- Indoor unit
- Cassette
- Rated cooling capacity (35 °C)
- 2.50 kW
- Cooling power input
- 0.59 kW
- Rated heating capacity (7 °C)
- 3.50 kW
- Heating power input
- 0.88 kW
- EER, full load (tested)
- 4.53
- COP, full load (tested)
- 4.52
- Rated AEER
- 4.15
- Rated ACOP
- 3.97
- Standby power (PIA)
- 2.0 W
- Compressor
- Variable speed, Inverter
- Refrigerant
- R32
- Power supply
- Single phase
- Indoor sound power
- –
- Outdoor sound power
- –
- Demand response (AS/NZS 4755)
- Yes
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 760 × 600 × 235 mm
- Country of manufacture
- China
Dimensions are not collected for registrations under the 2019 Determination, so they are shown only where the source has them.
Hitachi RAC-VJ25NHAE zoned energy rating figures
As published for each climate zone. Residential figures drive the star ratings; commercial figures assume a commercial usage pattern.
| Zone | Profile | Cooling stars | Heating stars | Cooling kWh | Heating kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldcommercial | commercial | – | – | 327 | 355 |
| Coldresidential | residential | 4.0 | 2.5 | 120 | 533 |
| Mixedcommercial | commercial | – | – | 29 | 320 |
| Mixedresidential | residential | 1.0 | 3.0 | 186 | 264 |
| Hotcommercial | commercial | – | – | 26 | 940 |
| Hotresidential | residential | 4.5 | 0.0 | 371 | 55 |
Part-load test points (21 values)
- c__t1_min_cap_power_rated
- 210 W
- h__h2_ext_cap_power_rated
- 1055 W
- c__t1_half_cap_power_rated
- 265 W
- c__t1_have_min_cap_results
- Yes
- h__h1_half_cap_power_rated
- 300 W
- h__h1_have_min_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_ext_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_full_cap_results
- No
- h__h3_have_half_cap_results
- No
- h__h2_ext_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 3200 W
- h__h1_half_cap_heat_cap_rated
- 1750 W
- h__h2_is_capable_extended_load
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_power_rated
- 170 W
- c__t1_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 970 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_power_rated
- 205 W
- c__t1_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1250 W
- c__low_temp_have_half_cap_results
- Yes
- c__low_temp_min_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1250 W
- c__low_temp_half_cap_cooling_cap_rated
- 1350 W
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- AAC10270
- GEMS registration id
- 180414
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 July 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Regulatory standard
- [SEER Non Multi-Split <=65kW] GEMS (Air Conditioners up to 65kW) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS 3823.1.1:2012
- MEPS
- 2019
- Product class
- Class 8
Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: temperzone.com. How the derived figures are calculated.