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BOREAL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical BOREAL heat pump beats 53% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. BOREAL has 49 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

53%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

BOREAL has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 67 models with every rating.

BOREAL, rating by ratingStrongest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 59%), weakest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 41%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 43%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 59%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 41%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 59%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 58%

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.

  • 88%

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

    43 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 88%

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

    43 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 6%

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

    3 models. All brands: 3%.

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BOREAL 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 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

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

  1. 1ENX24HPJ132OAwith ducted air handler ENX24HPJ132IABOREAL2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 76.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, 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
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Great
    73.1score / 100Heating 76 · Cooling 70
  2. 2ENX36HPJ132OAwith ducted air handler ENXE24HPJ1R32AHBOREALAlso listed as ARX36HPJ1R32OA2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 76.9Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    96% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Great
    72.4score / 100Heating 75 · Cooling 70
  3. 3KUL24HPJ132OAwith ducted air handler DUC24HPJ132IABOREALAlso listed as NOV24HPJ132OA2 tons · 22,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 47.7Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    82% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    19.5 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.3 (EER2)
    Great
    64.5score / 100Heating 48 · Cooling 81
  4. 4MUL24HPJ132OABOREAL2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 49.0Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    90% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.86 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Good
    54.7score / 100Heating 49 · Cooling 60
  5. 5EMUL24HPJ132OABOREAL2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 58% 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
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    28.5score / 100Heating 22 · Cooling 35

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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