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BOREAL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical BOREAL heat pump beats 43% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is below average. BOREAL has 28 heat pump models in this list.

Covers older R-410A heat pumps, no longer installed new. See models sold today · Updated

Overall score

43%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Below 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 33 models with every rating.

BOREAL, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 60%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 31%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 31%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 60%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 37%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 44%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 42%

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.

  • 71%

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

    20 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 68%

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

    19 models. All brands: 38%.

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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: 1%.

Top BOREAL cold-climate picks, by size

Only units that keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F, ranked on heat kept, efficiency at 5°F and seasonal efficiency (HSPF2), against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 2 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

1 of BOREAL’s 1 model of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1MBRS24HPJ1OEBOREAL2 tons · 23,200 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 96% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    96% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.85 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    50.1score / 100

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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