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Is this heat pump brand any good?

We score each brand by how its heat pumps compare with similar ones: the same size and the same type. A score of 50% is average. Brands owned by one company count together, so Bryant and Payne are scored with Carrier, and Amana and Goodman with Daikin.

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Brand scoreboardCooper&Hunter scores highest: its typical heat pump beats 64% of similar ones. 10 of 29 scored brands are above average.
  • Cooper&HunterWell above average63 modelsBeats 64%
  • SenvilleWell above average34 modelsBeats 64%
  • BoschWell above average47 modelsBeats 62%
  • Breeze33Well above average45 modelsBeats 62%
  • SamsungWell above average82 modelsBeats 62%
  • Mitsubishi ElectricWell above average156 modelsBeats 60%
  • MideaAbove average546 modelsBeats 59%
  • InnovairAbove average126 modelsBeats 58%
  • BlueRidgeAbove average192 modelsBeats 56%
  • LGAbove average100 modelsBeats 56%
  • HisenseAbout average161 modelsBeats 54%
  • GreeAbout average717 modelsBeats 54%
  • EcoerAbout average15 modelsBeats 54%
  • YorkAbout average229 modelsBeats 54%
  • DurastarAbout average67 modelsBeats 53%
  • FujitsuAbout average179 modelsBeats 53%
  • MRCOOLAbout average92 modelsBeats 53%
  • AUXAbout average149 modelsBeats 52%
  • DaikinAbout average394 modelsBeats 50%
  • TraneAbout average363 modelsBeats 50%
  • RheemAbout average341 modelsBeats 49%
  • LennoxAbout average331 modelsBeats 48%
  • CarrierAbout average816 modelsBeats 48%
  • DellaAbout average94 modelsBeats 48%
  • PioneerAbout average46 modelsBeats 47%
  • COSTWAYAbout average47 modelsBeats 46%
  • GE AppliancesBelow average88 modelsBeats 43%
  • FriedrichWell below average188 modelsBeats 39%
  • Nortek Global HVACWell below average109 modelsBeats 31%

Average (50%)

Scored brands have a QMID (the manufacturer ID the federal 25C tax credit needs) and at least 10 models with every rating. The score averages heating and cooling. Source: AHRI directory, NEEP, IRS QMID list.

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How the score works

Like for like

A brand that sells mostly small mini-splits would win on raw numbers against one that sells big central systems, because small units rate higher. So each model is compared only with similar heat pumps, and a brand’s score is how many of those its typical model beats.

What the words mean

  • Well above average60% or more
  • Above average55% to 60%
  • About average45% to 55%
  • Below average40% to 45%
  • Well below averageUnder 40%

A score says how a brand’s range compares, not how one model will do in your home. Installation quality and sizing matter as much as the brand, and brands near average still sell excellent models.

Brands we don’t score

These brands have no QMID on file, or too few rated models. Their models still appear everywhere else.
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What to do next

The advanced view has every brand’s score on each rating with ranks, catalog size against efficiency, and how concentrated the market is.

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