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AC BEST LA heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical AC BEST LA heat pump beats 58% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is above average. AC BEST LA has 3 heat pump models in this list.

Covers older R-410A heat pumps, no longer installed new. See models sold today · Updated

Overall score

58%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Above average

AC BEST LA has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 4 models with every rating.

AC BEST LA, rating by ratingStrongest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 66%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 47%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 47%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 50%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 61%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 66%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 60%

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.

  • 100%

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

    3 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 67%

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

    2 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%.

Top AC BEST LA cold-climate picks, by size

Only units that keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F, ranked on heat kept, efficiency at 5°F and seasonal efficiency (HSPF2), against units their size.

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

1 of AC BEST LA’s 1 model of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1M3OJ-27HFN1-MAC BEST LA2.5 tons · 27,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 71% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    71% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.83 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    50.1score / 100

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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