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AIRTEMP heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical AIRTEMP heat pump beats 36% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. AIRTEMP has 47 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

36%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

AIRTEMP has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 52 models with every rating.

AIRTEMP, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 48%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 25%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 25%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 37%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 30%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 35%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 48%

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.

  • 43%

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

    20 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 40%

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

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

14 of AIRTEMP’s 14 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1UXH48-60MSK3IHwith ducted air handler UMD48MSK3IHAIRTEMP4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 85.1Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR 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
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    83.1score / 100Heating 79 · Cooling 87
  2. 2DXH42FMK3IHAIRTEMP3.5 tons · 42,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 55.7Meets 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
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    69.1score / 100Heating 56 · Cooling 83
  3. 3VSH4BF5M2SX48Kwith indoor coil C75B(A,H)MX4860C*D and furnace VG7T(*)-V(*)D(*)AIRTEMP4 tons · 45,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 50% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
    Heat kept at 5°F
    56% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.75 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.0 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    46.9score / 100Heating 30 · Cooling 64
  4. 4VSH4BE5M2SX60Kwith ducted air handler B65VMMX60K*CAIRTEMP4.5 tons · 53,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 52% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    53% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    14.3 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.7 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    34.5score / 100Heating 37 · Cooling 32
  5. 5VSH4BF5M2SX60Kwith ducted air handler B65VMMX60K-CAIRTEMP4.5 tons · 53,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 54% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    54% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.75 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.0 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.8 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    29.1score / 100Heating 30 · Cooling 29

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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