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ABCOOLAIR heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical ABCOOLAIR heat pump beats 39% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. ABCOOLAIR has 46 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

39%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

ABCOOLAIR has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 32 models with every rating.

ABCOOLAIR, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 67%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 13%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 40%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 13%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 21%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 31%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 67%

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.
  • 7%

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

    3 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 0%

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

    0 models. All brands: 38%.

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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: 1%.

ABCOOLAIR 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), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

11 of ABCOOLAIR’s 15 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1GSZC703610A*with ducted air handler CAPTA4230*4A*+MBVC2001**-1AABCOOLAIR3 tons · 34,800 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 50% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
    Heat kept at 5°F
    50% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    8.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    17.2 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    64.2score / 100Heating 45 · Cooling 84
  2. 2GSZH503610A*with ducted air handler CAPTA4230*4A*+MBVC1601**-1AABCOOLAIR3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 51% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    52% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    58.4score / 100Heating 41 · Cooling 76
  3. 3GSZH503010A*with indoor coil CAPTA4230*4A and furnace GM9S960805CUAABCOOLAIR2.5 tons · 28,400 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 47% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    49% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.95 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    53.8score / 100Heating 32 · Cooling 76
  4. 4GSZB403010A*with ducted air handler AWST30LU14**AABCOOLAIRAlso listed as GSZM403010A2.5 tons · 28,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 52% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    53% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    53.5score / 100Heating 42 · Cooling 66
  5. 5GSZB403610A*with ducted air handler CAPTA4230*4A*+MBVC1601**-1AABCOOLAIRAlso listed as GSZM403610A3 tons · 34,400 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 51% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    51% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    46.1score / 100Heating 30 · Cooling 62

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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