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B Air heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical B Air heat pump beats 12% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. B Air has 5 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

12%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

B Air 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.

B Air, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 25%), weakest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 6%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 18%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 8%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 25%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 6%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 9%

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%.

B Air all-around best, by size

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

Showing Ductless, Up to 1.5 tons (under 21,000 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

3 of B Air’s 3 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1BAM120HTICXwith ductless indoor unit BAM120HTICXB Air1 ton · 11,500 Btu/h · DuctlessNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 69% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    22.1score / 100Heating 36 · Cooling 8
  2. 2BAM181HTICXwith ductless indoor unit BAM181HTICXB Air1.5 tons · 17,000 Btu/h · DuctlessNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 57% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    58% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    9.5score / 100Heating 11 · Cooling 8
  3. 3BAM121HTICXwith ductless indoor unit BAM121HTICXB Air1 ton · 11,500 Btu/h · DuctlessNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 60% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    61% (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
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    7.9score / 100Heating 8 · Cooling 8

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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