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AIR TECH heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical AIR TECH heat pump beats 70% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. AIR TECH has 13 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

70%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

AIR TECH has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 20 models with every rating.

AIR TECH, rating by ratingStrongest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 83%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 57%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 57%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 75%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 67%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 83%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 64%

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.
  • 92%

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

    12 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 92%

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

    12 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 8%

    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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AIR TECH all-around best, by size

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

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

  1. 1ATMO42AXR32AIR TECH3.5 tons · 42,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 76.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    83% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    22.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.3 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    87.0score / 100Heating 77 · Cooling 97
  2. 2ATVO48GRR32AIR TECH4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 56.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    8.8 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    66.1score / 100Heating 57 · Cooling 75
  3. 3ATCO48AXR32with ducted air handler ATCD48AXR32AIR TECH4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 76.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    60.1score / 100Heating 77 · Cooling 44
  4. 4ATCO60AXR32with ducted air handler ATCD60AXR32AIR TECH4.5 tons · 55,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 71.4Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    87% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    16.5 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    9.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    54.5score / 100Heating 71 · Cooling 38

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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