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AAON heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical AAON heat pump beats 34% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. AAON has 28 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

34%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

AAON has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 8 models with every rating.

AAON, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 83%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 16%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 16%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 21%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 34%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 45%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 83%

Average (50%)

Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.

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Rebate standards

Share of this brand’s models that meet the efficiency levels rebate programs use. Programs can have other rules too.

  • 0%

    meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.

    0 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 0%

    meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.

    0 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 0%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    None of its models yet. All brands: 3%.

AAON all-around best, by size

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

3 of AAON’s 7 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1RQ-003-3-0-KBBS-V0-21-000-AAAON3 tons · 35,400 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 44.6Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    98% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.96 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    14.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.2 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    36.3score / 100Heating 45 · Cooling 28
  2. 2RQ-003-3-0-HBAC-V0-21-000-AAAON3 tons · 33,600 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 37% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    37% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.60 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.3 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    31.9score / 100Heating 7 · Cooling 56
  3. 3RQ-003-3-0-GBBC-V0-21-000-AAAON3 tons · 36,600 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 39% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    39% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.60 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.9 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    12.3 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    29.0score / 100Heating 9 · Cooling 49

These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.

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