Name: Hitachi Refrigerator R-HWS480KS Made in Japan K Series 500L - Crystal Mirror
Price: 3449.00 SGD
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Our Refrigerators are Made in Japan

And Stocked with Innovative Features

Harnessing the best of Hitachi technology, we derive immense pleasure in delivering eco-friendly refrigerators through proprietary technologies.
Hitachi Made in Japan refrigerators exude external aesthetic beauty and are also made for the intelligent and innovative homes of the future.
With Hitachi, you’ve got it made.

Vacuum-sealed for Freshness

Platinum Catalyst with Ruthenium Vacuum Compartment

The secret to longer-lasting freshness is reduced oxygen levels. Hitachi’s original preservation extracts air to maintain approx. 0.8 atm of vacuum preservation. With unique Platinum Catalyst, chilled meat, fish and dairy products are kept fresh and nutritious, and ready to cook.

Vacuum Compartment

Nutrition Retention

Stay healthy. A vacuumed environment prevents oxidisation and retains nutrients inside the food.

DHA Value in Mackerel Stored after 7 Days

* Tested by Hitachi. Tested Model : R-WX74K (equivalent Vacuum Compartment performance to R-HWS480KS). The effect may differ depending on types or freshness of food stored, and does not extend to best-before and expiration dates.

Vacuum Compartment

Freshness Preservation

Excellent freshness preservation with Hitachi technology for keeping stored food fresh.

Vacuum Compartment : 17.9%^* Initial Value : 12.0%^*

* Tested by Hitachi. Tested Model : R-WX74K (equivalent Vacuum Compartment performance to R-HWS480KS). K-value is an indication of freshness. The lower the value, the fresher the item. K-value of 20% or higher is not suitable for eating raw and K-value of 60% or higher is not suitable for consumption. The effect may differ depending on types or freshness of food stored, and does not extend to best-before and expiration dates.

Vacuum Compartment

Flavour Preservation

Excellent preservation of original flavour and texture, by minimising the drips while keeping them fresh without getting frozen and hydrated without the need for troublesome wrapping.

Tuna Stored after 3 Days

Drip Loss 0.47g / 100g^*

Vacuum Compartment

Drip Loss 2.82g / 100g^*

Freezer Compartment (Natural Thaw)

Vacuum Compartment

Quick Seasoning

Quick seasoning is made possible because the Vacuum Compartment removes air from stored food, enabling seasoning to be absorbed at a faster rate.^* So, with less time required for seasoning and cooking, there’s more time for eating!

Marinated BBQ Chicken

* Tested by Hitachi. Tested Model : R-G6700D (equivalent atmospheric pressure to R-HWS480KS). Penetration rates may differ depending on food seasoning used

Refreshing Technology Maintains 0.8 atm Vacuum^*

Hitachi innovation at its finest and most consistent : the sealed pressure-resistant vacuum realises and maintains the vacuumed environment. A vacuum pump extracts air and reduces oxygen to achieve approx. 0.8 atm (atmospheric pressure) throughout usage.

* The image is R-HW610NS, and wide length and capacity differ from R-HWS480KS.

Big Chilled Room Keeps Food Fresh

Moisture Cooling^*1

Now the whole refrigerator room is available as a chilled room to keep your food fresh! Approx. 2°C^*2 of chilled temperature and high humidity retains flavours and freshness.

*1 Moisture Cooling is not applicable for door pockets. When the Moisture Cooling is ON, the total power consumption is increased by approx.5%.

*2 For when the room temperature is stable and the room temperature is approx. 32°C.

* The video is for illustrative purpose only.

Moisture Cooling

Freshness Retention

For your Cooked Items

Approx. 2°C of chilled temperature suppress the activities of bacteria so the cooked item stays fresh and delicious.^*

For your Salads

High humidity keeps the salad fresh without rapping by suppressing dehydration and discolouration.

* Tested by Hitachi. The effect may differ depending on conditions and amount of food stored.

Moisture Cooling

Suppresses Dehydration & Discolouration

Storing at high humidity environment retains the freshness of your food, and suppresses dehydration and discolouration without troublesome rapping^*.

Potato Salad Stored after 1 Day

Salad Stored after 1 Day

With Moisture Cooling

Without Moisture Cooling

* Tested model : R-HX60N (equivalent Moisture Cooling performance to R-HWS480KS) for With Moisture Cooling and R-XG56J (equivalent performance to R-G570GS) for Without Moisture Cooling. The effect differs depending on the type and freshness of food.

Moisture Cooling

Big & Extra Chilled Room

More Space as Chilled Room

Now you can use the whole Refrigerator Compartment as a chilled room.

Storing Leafy Vegetables

Approx. 2°C chilled air lets them “breathe” and retains Vitamin C and freshness.^*1

Time-saving

A warm item such as a pot^*2 can be stored without affecting surrounding items.

*1 Tested by Hitachi. The effect differs depending on the type and freshness.

*2 The pot is needed to be cooled down to approx. 50°C for storing

Cooling Technology for Moisture Cooling

Dedicated Evaporator

By suppressing dehydration of the air to the refrigerator compartment, the fully-moistured air suppresses the temperature drop and the dehydration of the food.

Dedicated Large-Volumed Fan for Refrigerator Compartment

By controlling the rotational speed of the cooling fan dedicated for refrigerator compartment, it controls the whole shelves of the refrigerator compartment at approx. 2°C.

* The image is illustrative purpose only.

The Power of Platinum for Fruits & Vegetables

Aero-care Vege Compartment with Platinum Catalyst

The uniquely-designed lower compartment sustains freshness and nutrients of the vegetables and fruits with Platinum Catalyst. In addition, odour components and ethylene gas that come into contact with the catalyst are broken down into carbon dioxide and water.

* The video is for the bottom shelves and illustrative purpose only.

Aero-care Vege Compartment

Freshness and Nutrition of Vegetables & Fruits

Under the power of a Platinum Catalyst, food achieves amazing results. With increased carbon dioxide produced, vegetable respiration is controlled and consumption of nutrients from the environment limited to prevent loss of food freshness.

Moisture Retention in Spinach Stored after 7 Days

Approx. 96.1%^*

Aero-care Vege Compartment
with Platinum Catalyst

Approx. 88.3%^*

Non Aero-care Vege Compartment

* Tested by Hitachi. Test model for Aero-care Vege Compartment : R-HX60N (equivalent Aero-care Vege Compartment performance to R-HWS480KS), for Non Aero-care Vege Compartment : R-G6700D (equivalent to R-D6800S). The effect may differ depending on types and amount of food stored.

Aero-care Vege Compartment

Freshness and Nutrition of Vegetables & Fruits

Under the power of a Platinum Catalyst, food achieves amazing results. With increased carbon dioxide produced, fruit respiration is controlled and consumption of nutrients from the environment limited to prevent loss of food freshness.

Retain Vitamin C in Orange Stored after 7 Days

Big Capacity Freezer with Easy Organising

Triple Layers Freezer Compartment

With triple layers storage, you can now organise according to your storage needs. Quick freeze your food with the top shelf, store your smaller items on the second shelf and bigger items at the bottom.

* The image is for illustrative purpose only.

Retains the Natural Goodness of Your Food

Quick Freezing

Quick Freezing seals in the original textures, flavours and nutritional value of fresh and cooked products. This is achieved by freezing food very quickly past the maximum ice crystal formation zone on a big aluminium tray.

* The image is for illustrative purpose only.

Quick Freezing

Seals in Flavours of Meat and Fish

Freeze the meat and fish very quickly to past the maximum ice crystal zone. This minimises dripping by reducing ice crystal size, thus sealing in flavours of meat and fish.

Beef Stored after 10 Days

Drip Loss 0.21g / 100g^*

Quick Freezing (Natural Thaw for 3 Hours)

Drip Loss 0.43g / 100g^*

Regular Freezing (Natural Thaw for 3 Hours)

* Tested by Hitachi. Tested model : R-HWS47K (equivalent to R-HWS480KS). Tested at the top shelf of the freezer compartment for Quick Freezing and at the second top shelf for Regular Freezing

Breakthrough Energy Saving Technology

Slim Heat Insulating Material

VIP is a thin vacuum-insulated panel with extremely high heat insulation performance. Combining the good liquidity Urethane and VIP enables a high energy saving performance and achieving sleek slim sides of the refrigerator. Enjoy a bigger capacity with stylish slim design.

* The VIP installed area, shape and the number of VIP used on the product may differ depending on the selected model.

Breakthrough Energy Saving Technology

Energy Saving with
Big Storage Capacity

Thanks to the thinner panels, bigger storage capacity is achieved with the same dimension size.

* The capacity differs depending on the selected models, please refer to the spec-sheet for more details. The height of R-HW610NS is 1.5cm higher than R-G570GS.

* The video is for illustrative purpose only