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BRAVO heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical BRAVO heat pump beats 47% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. BRAVO has 14 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

47%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

BRAVO has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 19 models with every rating.

BRAVO, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 53%), weakest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 41%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 48%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 41%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 53%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 51%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 44%

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.

  • 57%

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

    8 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 57%

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

    8 models. All brands: 53%.

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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: 3%.

BRAVO all-around best, by size

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

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

3 of BRAVO’s 3 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1BRV-M24-230VOBRAVO2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 67.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    90% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    23.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    12.5 (EER2)
    Good
    71.8score / 100Heating 68 · Cooling 76
  2. 2BRV-P24LS-230VOwith ductless indoor unit BRV-P24CT-230VIBRAVO2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 37.4Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    71% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    28.7score / 100Heating 37 · Cooling 20
  3. 3BRV-R24LS-230VOwith ductless indoor unit BRV-R24W-230VIBRAVO2 tons · 23,000 Btu/h · DuctlessNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 53% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    54% (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
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    17.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    13.4score / 100Heating 21 · Cooling 5

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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