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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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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 Ductless, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

6 of BOREAL’s 6 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1MUL36HPJ132OABOREAL3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 100% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    77.2score / 100
  2. 2MUL30HPJ132OABOREAL2.5 tons · 28,400 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 90% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    90% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.07 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    69.8score / 100
  3. 3BRS36HPJ132OAwith ductless indoor unit FSU36HPJ132IABOREAL3 tons · 33,600 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 72% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    72% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    36.2score / 100
  4. 4BRS30HPJ132OAwith ductless indoor unit BRS30HPJ132IABOREAL2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 77% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    77% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    28.4score / 100
  5. 5EMUL36HPJ132OABOREAL3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 78% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    78% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    25.5score / 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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