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, Up to 1.5 tons (under 21,000 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

21 of BOREAL’s 22 models of this size and type qualify.

1KUL09HPL132OAwith ductless indoor unit KUL09HPL132IABOREALAlso listed as NOV09HPL132OA1 ton · 9,100 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 95% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
95% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
1.83 (COP at 5°F)
Below the middle
Seasonal efficiency
10.5 (HSPF2)
Great
63.1score / 100
2KUL09HPJ132OAwith ductless indoor unit KUL09HPJ132IABOREALAlso listed as NOV09HPJ132OA1 ton · 9,100 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
1.88 (COP at 5°F)
Below the middle
Seasonal efficiency
10.4 (HSPF2)
Great
62.2score / 100
3MUL18HPJ132OABOREAL1.5 tons · 18,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 77% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
77% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Good
Efficiency at 5°F
2.00 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
10.0 (HSPF2)
Good
61.4score / 100
4KUL12HPJ132OAwith ductless indoor unit KUL12HPJ132IABOREALAlso listed as NOV12HPJ132OA1 ton · 12,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 92% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
92% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
1.95 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
9.5 (HSPF2)
Below the middle
57.7score / 100
5KUL18HPJ132OAwith ductless indoor unit FLR18HPJ132IABOREAL1.5 tons · 18,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 88% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
88% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Good
Efficiency at 5°F
1.90 (COP at 5°F)
Below the middle
Seasonal efficiency
9.5 (HSPF2)
Below the middle
52.9score / 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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