Is the RAM-Z23C2MS expensive to run?
No, it's one of the cheaper ones its size. Of the 10 systems on Singapore's register around this size, 1 cost less to run.
Runs at
$42/month
About $508 a year
Cheapest its size
$42/month
Midea MABOD-18E
Size group
4.6–5.4 kW
10 systems, all brands
That is about $1 a month more than the cheapest system its size, or roughly $100 over ten years — before you weigh purchase price, which often runs the other way.
Looking at the RAM-Z23C2MS for your home?
This is the outdoor unit only, and on a multi-split it is shared across rooms. What decides the job is what goes inside them.
What to pin down before you commit
- One indoor model number per room, not just a room count
- The capacity of each indoor unit, and which room it serves
- Whether every room can run at once at full output, or the system is sized for typical use
- What happens to the existing piping and drainage, and whether it is being reused
A multi-split can be built many ways, and the register carries one figure per registration. The running cost above is for the configuration NEA tested — yours depends on how many indoor units end up on it and how hard they work.
Figures are NEA energy-label records checked 17 Sept 2026, priced at the label's 27¢/kWh assumption. Your own bill depends on how you actually use it. Look up a fault code if one is already installed. Compare every registered model, or read more on Hitachi systems. Common aircon problems have their own pages.