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ACIQ heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical ACIQ heat pump beats 47% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. ACIQ has 161 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

47%

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 177 models with every rating.

ACIQ, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 50%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 43%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 48%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 43%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 44%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 45%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 50%

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.

  • 41%

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

    66 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 32%

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

    51 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 1%

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

    2 models. All brands: 1%.

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Top ACIQ 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 Ducted, 2 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

9 of ACIQ’s 22 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1ACIQ-24ZPL-HP230Bwith ducted air handler ACIQ-24CD-HH-MBACIQ2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 108% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    108% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    79.4score / 100
  2. 2ACIQ-24-EHPBwith ducted air handler DM24E34+TDRACIQ2 tons · 22,600 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 87% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.6 (HSPF2)
    Great
    75.0score / 100
  3. 3ACIQ-24-HPBwith ducted air handler ACIQ-24W-WMACIQ2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 92% of its heat at 5°FMeets 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
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    73.1score / 100
  4. 4DLCURAH24ABKwith ducted air handler FM(C,U)4Z24**ALACIQ2 tons · 23,800 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 95% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    95% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.18 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    73.0score / 100
  5. 5HVH825GKA3*with indoor coil EA*4X43L21A*+WALLCON and furnace *97CMN1002122AACIQ2 tons · 24,400 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 92% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.04 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    65.0score / 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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