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APLUS heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical APLUS heat pump beats 17% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. APLUS has 31 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

17%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

APLUS has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 5 models with every rating.

APLUS, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 50%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 6%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 14%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 6%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 23%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 22%
  • 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.

  • 0%

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

    0 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 0%

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

    0 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 0%

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

    None of its models yet. All brands: 3%.

APLUS 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, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

3 of APLUS’s 13 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1ART-HF42SSMR3-C01/SE134APLUS3 tons · 38,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 42% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    43% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.86 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.4 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    20.9score / 100Heating 15 · Cooling 27
  2. 2ART-HF30SSMR3-D01/SE134APLUS2.5 tons · 28,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 37% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    38% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.64 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.5 (EER2)
    Good
    17.0score / 100Heating 5 · Cooling 29
  3. 3ART-HF36SSMR3-D01/SE134APLUS2.5 tons · 32,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 36% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    37% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.58 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.2 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    14.3score / 100Heating 4 · Cooling 25

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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