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AUFIT heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical AUFIT heat pump beats 53% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. AUFIT has 45 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

53%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

AUFIT has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 50 models with every rating.

AUFIT, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 64%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 38%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 64%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 51%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 52%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 61%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 38%

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.
  • 84%

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

    38 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 78%

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

    35 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%.

AUFIT 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), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

7 of AUFIT’s 7 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1FM4-H30/2DR3AAUFIT2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 73.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    77% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    80.7score / 100Heating 74 · Cooling 88
  2. 2FM4-H36/2DR3AAUFIT3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 70.3Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.6 (EER2)
    Good
    72.2score / 100Heating 70 · Cooling 74
  3. 3FM5-H42/2DR3AAUFIT3 tons · 37,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 64.3Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    76% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.2 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    66.3score / 100Heating 64 · Cooling 68
  4. 4XHU24HPV1AOwith ducted air handler XHU24HPV1AIAUFITAlso listed as FHU30HPV1AO2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 49.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    73% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    45.1score / 100Heating 50 · Cooling 41
  5. 5XHU30HPV1AOwith ducted air handler XHU30HPV1AIAUFITAlso listed as FHU36HPV1AO3 tons · 35,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 57.4Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    71% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    8.6 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    9.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    44.6score / 100Heating 57 · Cooling 32

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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