ADP heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical ADP heat pump beats 49% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. ADP has 15 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

49%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

ADP has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 15 models with every rating.

ADP, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 86%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 35%).

Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 35%
Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 86%
Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 51%
Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 37%
Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 43%

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.

27%
meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.
4 models. All brands: 57%.
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87%
meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.
13 models. All brands: 53%.
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7%
reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.
1 model. All brands: 3%.
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ADP 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?

4 of ADP’s 4 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

1KUSXB241Awith ducted air handler FE*G32*30+TXVADP2 tons · 21,600 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 68.4Meets CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP
Heat kept at 5°F
100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.12 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Winter efficiency
8.5 (HSPF2)
Below the middle
Cooling efficiency
15.2 (SEER2)
Below the middle
Hot-day cooling
11.7 (EER2)
Below the middle
53.2score / 100Heating 68 · Cooling 38
2NS18H24HA5***with ducted air handler HG8J*36+TXV+TDADP2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 55.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
Heat kept at 5°F
94% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
1.80 (COP at 5°F)
Below the middle
Winter efficiency
9.0 (HSPF2)
Good
Cooling efficiency
16.0 (SEER2)
Below the middle
Hot-day cooling
11.7 (EER2)
Below the middle
49.1score / 100Heating 56 · Cooling 43
3KUSXA241Awith ducted air handler HG8J*36+TXV+TDADP2 tons · 21,400 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 59.1Meets none of the standards tracked here
Heat kept at 5°F
117% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
1.86 (COP at 5°F)
Below the middle
Winter efficiency
8.6 (HSPF2)
Below the middle
Cooling efficiency
15.0 (SEER2)
Below the middle
Hot-day cooling
11.0 (EER2)
Below the middle
42.0score / 100Heating 59 · Cooling 25
4KUSXB301Awith ducted air handler SM6*37+TXVADP2 tons · 26,600 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 65.1Meets none of the standards tracked here
Heat kept at 5°F
101% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.02 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Winter efficiency
8.3 (HSPF2)
Below the middle
Cooling efficiency
15.0 (SEER2)
Below the middle
Hot-day cooling
10.0 (EER2)
Below the middle
40.5score / 100Heating 65 · Cooling 16

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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