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-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.
Nutrition Retention
Stay healthy. A vacuumed environment prevents oxidisation and retains nutrients inside the food.
Freshness Preservation
Excellent freshness preservation with Hitachi technology for keeping stored food fresh.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Flexible Design
Shelves and Pockets with Adjustable Height
The shelves and the door pockets can be adjusted to match the size of the food items and your needs.
Flexible Storage
Tempered Glass Shelves
The tempered glass shelves are scratch-proof and easy to clean.
Large Door Pockets
Comes with two large pockets for bottle storage convenience.
Adjustable Pockets
The height of door pockets can be adjusted to 2 levels.
Adjustable Shelves*
The height of the shelves are adjustable to your storage needs. The right bottom shelves can be adjusted further to 3 levels.
Tech Spec
Model Name R-HWS480KS
Body Colour Crystal Mirror (X), Crystal Champagne (XN)
Gross Capacity (L)
Total : 500
Refrigerator Compartment : 225
Vacuum Compartment : 32
Vegetable Compartment : 86
Freezer Compartment (Upper + Lower + Ice) : 157
Storage Capacity (L)
Total : 364
Refrigerator Compartment : 214
Vacuum Compartment : 10
Vegetable Compartment : 58
Freezer Compartment (Upper + Lower + Ice) : 82
Cooling System
Independent Cooling System
Inverter Compressor
Eco Intelligent Control
Refrigerant : R600a
Vacuum Insulation Panel (VIP)
Refrigerator Compartment
Vacuum Compartment : Platinum Catalyst with Ruthenium -1℃
Moisture Cooling
LED Lighting
Tempered Glass Shelf
Height Adjustable Pockets
Height Adjustable Shelves
Automatic Ice Making Compartment
Independent Ice Storage
Quick Ice Making
Automatic Cleaning Function
Water Filter
Stop Ice Making
Signal for Water Supply
Lower Freezer Compartment
Aluminum Tray (Top)
Quick Freezing
3-layer Freezer Case
Vegetable Compartment
Aero-care Vege Compartment (Lower case only)
2-layer Vegetable Case
Other Features
Triple Deordorization Filter
Lifestyle Memory Control
Control Panel (Touch Screen Controller)
Energy Saving Mode
Flat Back (No clearance required on the back side)
Door-Opened Alarm : Refrigerator Compartment
Door-Opened Alarm : Ice Making Compartment
Door-Opened Alarm : Lower Freezer Compartment
Dimensions (mm) Width : 600
Depth : 699
Height : 1,833
Net Weight (kg) 105