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ACIQ heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical ACIQ heat pump beats 50% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. ACIQ has 175 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

50%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

ACIQ has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 196 models with every rating.

ACIQ, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 55%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 43%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 55%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 43%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 52%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 49%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 52%

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.

  • 55%

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

    97 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 46%

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

    81 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 2%

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

    3 models. All brands: 3%.

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ACIQ 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 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

22 of ACIQ’s 22 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1B5H3V24*K*AAA*with ducted air handler FCMA5B36L0C*+WALLCONACIQ2 tons · 22,800 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 69.9Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    77% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.06 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    21.5 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    13.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    82.9score / 100Heating 70 · Cooling 96
  2. 2ACIQ-24ZS-HP230Cwith ducted air handler ACIQ-24CD-HH-MCACIQ2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 77.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    76% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.30 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    11.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Great
    78.8score / 100Heating 77 · Cooling 81
  3. 3N5H9V24*K*AAA*with indoor coil EA*5X37M21A and furnace *80VSL1102122BACIQ2 tons · 24,800 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 72.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    86% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    14.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    78.8score / 100Heating 70 · Cooling 88
  4. 4ACIQ-24ZPL-HP230Cwith ducted air handler ACIQ-24CD-HH-MCACIQ2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 85.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.18 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    11.7 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Good
    78.4score / 100Heating 86 · Cooling 71
  5. 5AC-I-24-INV-HP-PKGACIQ2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 70.4Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    103% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.94 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.2 (EER2)
    Great
    73.5score / 100Heating 70 · Cooling 77

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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