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BHI heat pump efficiency: 7 outdoor models compared

BHI has 7 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 7 AHRI-certified combinations. Each model is compared with models of the same size and duct type, so the scores below do not depend on which sizes BHI makes. BHI has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of updated · sources

Outdoor models
7
AHRI certifications
7
Efficiency index
17%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (7 models)
Meet CEE 2025
14.3%
1 model

How BHI compares with comparable models

For each rating: the share of same-size, same-type models that a typical model of this manufacturer beats (50% is typical), its rank, and the raw median for context. Raw medians are not comparable across manufacturers that make different sizes.
BHI against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of BHI’s own modelsBHI is strongest on HSPF2 (its typical model beats 36% of comparable models) and weakest on SEER2 (9%).
  • BHI
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
BHI

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of BHI’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index7 models scored17%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F7 models scored23%Not ranked1.80
Capacity retention at 5°F7 models scored15%Not ranked58%
HSPF27 models scored36%Not ranked9.5
SEER27 models scored9%Not ranked17.0
EER27 models scored10%Not ranked9.5
Heating capacity at 5°F7 models scored24%Not ranked9,500 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of BHI’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)14.3%1
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)14.3%1
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)14.3%1
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate0%0

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
BHI’s models inside each size and duct typeShape: every model of the group · blue: the middle half of this manufacturer’s models there, median dot, 10th–90th percentile line
  • BHI (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons2.00863 modelsNon-ducted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,106 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons421%30%37%13%
Non-ducted, 2 tons213%17%44%4%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons18%7%12%3%

Every BHI model in the market

BHI’s 7 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
BHI models by size and ratingColoured: BHI · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • BHI models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 7 bhi models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 14,508 models, half a ton at a time.
Show the data as a table
COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, sizeModels10th pct.25thMedian75th90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons8261.641.711.751.852.24
Ducted, 1 ton4071.801.902.052.412.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons9921.751.862.002.172.40
Ducted, 2 tons9991.751.862.002.182.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons1,0401.701.802.002.102.36
Ducted, 3 tons6961.801.902.002.102.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons8651.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7261.801.862.002.122.41
Ducted, 4.5 tons6901.701.801.902.102.20
Ducted, 5 tons861.892.002.102.102.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons1,1861.751.801.902.002.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,3431.801.801.992.102.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons1,2611.801.802.002.102.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons7611.801.982.002.102.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons4031.801.852.002.002.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons4731.901.982.002.032.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons2802.002.002.002.052.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons2041.962.002.052.102.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons781.901.911.952.012.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons841.992.002.052.202.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top BHI models

Its top five cold-climate picks and its top five all-around models across sizes (both scores compare each model with models of its own size and duct type, so sizes compare), then, on each single rating, the model that beats the largest share of comparable models.

Cold-climate picks

Top 1 BHI cold-climate picks across sizes. Qualifies when its capacity retention at 5°F (capacity at 5°F as a share of capacity at 47°F) is at least 70% and Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 are all rated. Score = the equal-weight mean of its peer percentiles on Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100), all from one certified pairing: in each duct type a model is sold in, its qualifying pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2Btu/h @5°FSEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScore
1BHI-*12K115V-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-*12K115V-US1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted75%1.809.59,00020.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217726429Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons37.6

All-around best

Top 5 BHI models on the all-around score across sizes. Score = 50% heating, the mean of its peer percentiles on COP at 5°F, Capacity retention at 5°F, HSPF2, plus 50% cooling, the mean of its peer percentiles on SEER2 and EER2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100). All five ratings are required; there is no minimum heat kept at 5°F. In each duct type a model is sold in, it is scored on its pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher cold-climate score, then the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2SEER2EER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScoreHeating halfCooling halfCold-climate score
1BHI-*12K115V-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-*12K115V-US1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted75%1.809.520.010.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217726429Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons32.237.626.737.6
2BHI-*T17-12K115V-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-*T17-12K115V-USAlso listed as BHI-T17-12K115V-US1 ton11,500 Btu/h · Non-ducted70%1.909.517.09.5None1217255858Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons22.136.37.9Not a pick
3BHI-T17-24K230V-IND-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-T17-24K230V-IND-USAlso listed as BHI-T17-24K230V-CHN-US2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted54%1.809.517.09.5None1217463856Non-ducted, 2 tons13.421.45.3Not a pick
4BHI-T17-18K230V-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-T17-18K230V-US1.5 tons17,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted58%1.808.517.09.5None1217463855Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons9.511.07.9Not a pick
5BHI-T17-36K230V-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-T17-36K230V-US3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted51%1.808.517.09.5None1217463857Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons7.66.98.2Not a pick

Best model on each rating

BHI’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FBHI-*T17-12K115V-USAlso listed as BHI-T17-12K115V-US1.90Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons42%217255858
Capacity retention at 5°FBHI-*12K115V-US75%Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons47%217726429
HSPF2BHI-*T17-12K115V-USAlso listed as BHI-T17-12K115V-US9.5Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons45%217255858
SEER2BHI-*12K115V-US20.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons30%217726429
EER2BHI-*12K115V-US10.5Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons23%217726429
Heating capacity at 5°FBHI-T17-18K230V-US9,500 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons52%217463855

All 7 BHI models in Explore

BHI size class by size class: cold-climate and all-around

Its best model on each board in every size and duct type it makes. Both scores are 0–100 against every model of that size class (the line on each bar is 50, the typical model there). Cold-climate picks must keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F; the all-around score needs all five ratings and has no such bar.
BHI: best cold-climate pick and best all-around model per size and duct type, with how many of its models are on each board (top 5 and 5 per class are in the snapshot)
Size and duct typeCold-climate pickCold-climate score, best modelAll-around bestAll-around score, best model
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons37.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)BHI-*12K115V-USwith ductless indoor unit BHI-*12K115V-US1 of 4 models qualify · AHRI 21772642932.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)BHI-*12K115V-USwith ductless indoor unit BHI-*12K115V-US4 of 4 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217726429
Non-ducted, 2 tonsNone on this board (0 of 2 models qualify)13.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)BHI-T17-24K230V-IND-USwith ductless indoor unit BHI-T17-24K230V-IND-USAlso listed as BHI-T17-24K230V-CHN-US2 of 2 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217463856
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tonsNone on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)7.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)BHI-T17-36K230V-USwith ductless indoor unit BHI-T17-36K230V-US1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217463857

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest BHI certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 5 most recently certified BHI outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
BHI-T17-12K115V-US*BHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-T17-12K115V-US1 ton11,500 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9070%9.517.0None1217903115
BHI-*12K115V-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-*12K115V-US1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8075%9.520.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217726429
BHI-T17-24K230V-CHN-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-T17-24K230V-CHN-US2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8054%9.517.0None1217644512
BHI-T17-36K230V-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-T17-36K230V-US3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8051%8.517.0None1217463857
BHI-T17-24K230V-IND-USBHIwith ductless indoor unit BHI-T17-24K230V-IND-US2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.8054%9.517.0None1217463856

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