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AireForce heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical AireForce heat pump beats 41% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is below average. AireForce has 54 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

41%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Below average

AireForce has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 59 models with every rating.

AireForce, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 47%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 33%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 33%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 43%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 37%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 43%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 47%

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.

  • 52%

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

    28 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 48%

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

    26 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 4%

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

    2 models. All brands: 3%.

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Top AireForce 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, 3.5–4.5 tons (39,000–56,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

1 of AireForce’s 1 model of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1DXH42FMK3IHAireForce3.5 tons · 42,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 90% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    90% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    66.5score / 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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