BreezeAero heat pump efficiency: 6 outdoor models compared

BreezeAero has 6 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 6 AHRI-certified combinations. Each model is compared with models of the same size and duct type, so the scores below do not depend on which sizes BreezeAero makes. BreezeAero has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of Oct 11, 2026updated Oct 11, 2026 · sources

Outdoor models: 6
AHRI certifications: 6
Efficiency index: 38%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (6 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 66.7%; 4 models

How BreezeAero compares with comparable models

For each rating: the share of same-size, same-type models that a typical model of this manufacturer beats (50% is typical), its rank, and the raw median for context. Raw medians are not comparable across manufacturers that make different sizes.

BreezeAero against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of BreezeAero’s own modelsBreezeAero is strongest on HSPF2 (its typical model beats 54% of comparable models) and weakest on EER2 (24%).

BreezeAero
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of Oct 11, 2026

Average peer percentile of BreezeAero’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index6 models scored	38%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F6 models scored	32%	Not ranked	1.80
Capacity retention at 5°F6 models scored	42%	Not ranked	74%
HSPF26 models scored	54%	Not ranked	9.8
SEER26 models scored	41%	Not ranked	20.0
EER26 models scored	24%	Not ranked	10.8
Heating capacity at 5°F6 models scored	44%	Not ranked	13,000 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of BreezeAero’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	66.7%	4
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	66.7%	4
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	66.7%	4
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge	0%	0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate	0%	0

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.

BreezeAero’s models inside each size and duct typeShape: every model of the group · blue: the middle half of this manufacturer’s models there, median dot, 10th–90th percentile line

BreezeAero (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
All models of the group

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 11, 2026

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct type	Models	Index	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	4	40%	30%	61%	45%
Non-ducted, 2 tons	1	27%	17%	44%	36%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	1	39%	53%	36%	31%

Every BreezeAero model in the market

BreezeAero’s 6 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

BreezeAero models by size and ratingColoured: BreezeAero · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size

BreezeAero models
Ducted median by size
Non-ducted median by size
Every model at each size (width = count)
Standard threshold

Dots: 6 breezeaero models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 14,508 models, half a ton at a time.

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COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, size	Models	10th pct.	25th	Median	75th	90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons	826	1.64	1.71	1.75	1.85	2.24
Ducted, 1 ton	407	1.80	1.90	2.05	2.41	2.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons	992	1.75	1.86	2.00	2.17	2.40
Ducted, 2 tons	999	1.75	1.86	2.00	2.18	2.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons	1,040	1.70	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.36
Ducted, 3 tons	696	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.10	2.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons	865	1.70	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.46
Ducted, 4 tons	726	1.80	1.86	2.00	2.12	2.41
Ducted, 4.5 tons	690	1.70	1.80	1.90	2.10	2.20
Ducted, 5 tons	86	1.89	2.00	2.10	2.10	2.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons	1,186	1.75	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton	1,343	1.80	1.80	1.99	2.10	2.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons	1,261	1.80	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons	761	1.80	1.98	2.00	2.10	2.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons	403	1.80	1.85	2.00	2.00	2.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons	473	1.90	1.98	2.00	2.03	2.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons	280	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.05	2.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons	204	1.96	2.00	2.05	2.10	2.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons	78	1.90	1.91	1.95	2.01	2.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons	84	1.99	2.00	2.05	2.20	2.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 11, 2026

Top BreezeAero models

Its top five cold-climate picks and its top five all-around models across sizes (both scores compare each model with models of its own size and duct type, so sizes compare), then, on each single rating, the model that beats the largest share of comparable models.

Cold-climate picks

Top 4 BreezeAero cold-climate picks across sizes. Qualifies when its capacity retention at 5°F (capacity at 5°F as a share of capacity at 47°F) is at least 70% and Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 are all rated. Score = the equal-weight mean of its peer percentiles on Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100), all from one certified pairing: in each duct type a model is sold in, its qualifying pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	Btu/h @5°F	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score
1ACA-2535BBreezeAero	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	78%	2.00	10.0	14,000	25.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218361441	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	62.1
2ACA-2537BBreezeAero	2.5 tons28,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	75%	2.00	9.5	21,000	20.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218361442	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	47.6
3ACA-2514BBreezeAerowith ductless indoor unit ACA-2513B	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	80%	1.80	9.5	8,000	20.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218361437	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	42.2
4ACA-2516BBreezeAerowith ductless indoor unit ACA-2515B	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	73%	1.80	10.0	8,800	20.0	Xcel	1	218361438	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	41.5

All-around best

Top 5 BreezeAero models on the all-around score across sizes. Score = 50% heating, the mean of its peer percentiles on COP at 5°F, Capacity retention at 5°F, HSPF2, plus 50% cooling, the mean of its peer percentiles on SEER2 and EER2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100). All five ratings are required; there is no minimum heat kept at 5°F. In each duct type a model is sold in, it is scored on its pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher cold-climate score, then the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2	EER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score	Heating half	Cooling half	Cold-climate score
1ACA-2535BBreezeAero	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	78%	2.00	10.0	25.0	11.7	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218361441	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	62.2	62.1	62.4	62.1
2ACA-2514BBreezeAerowith ductless indoor unit ACA-2513B	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	80%	1.80	9.5	20.0	12.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218361437	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	39.7	42.2	37.3	42.2
3ACA-2537BBreezeAero	2.5 tons28,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	75%	2.00	9.5	20.0	11.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218361442	Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	38.7	47.6	29.7	47.6
4ACA-2516BBreezeAerowith ductless indoor unit ACA-2515B	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	73%	1.80	10.0	20.0	9.5	Xcel	1	218361438	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	30.4	41.5	19.3	41.5
5ACA-2520BBreezeAerowith ductless indoor unit ACA-2519B	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	67%	1.80	9.5	20.0	10.5	CEE 25CEE 26	1	218361440	Non-ducted, 2 tons	27.4	26.4	28.4	Not a pick

Best model on each rating

BreezeAero’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
Rating	Model	Value	Compared with	Beats	AHRI ref.
COP at 5°F	ACA-2535B	2.00	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	63%	218361441
Capacity retention at 5°F	ACA-2514B	80%	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	61%	218361437
HSPF2	ACA-2516B	10.0	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	64%	218361438
SEER2	ACA-2535B	25.0	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	84%	218361441
EER2	ACA-2514B	12.0	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	44%	218361437
Heating capacity at 5°F	ACA-2535B	14,000 Btu/h	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	83%	218361441

All 6 BreezeAero models in Explore

BreezeAero size class by size class: cold-climate and all-around

Its best model on each board in every size and duct type it makes. Both scores are 0–100 against every model of that size class (the line on each bar is 50, the typical model there). Cold-climate picks must keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F; the all-around score needs all five ratings and has no such bar.

BreezeAero: best cold-climate pick and best all-around model per size and duct type, with how many of its models are on each board (top 5 and 5 per class are in the snapshot)
Size and duct type	Cold-climate pickCold-climate score, best model	All-around bestAll-around score, best model
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	62.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)ACA-2535B3 of 4 models qualify · AHRI 218361441	62.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)ACA-2535B4 of 4 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218361441
Non-ducted, 2 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	27.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)ACA-2520Bwith ductless indoor unit ACA-2519B1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218361440
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	47.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)ACA-2537B1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 218361442	38.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)ACA-2537B1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218361442

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest BreezeAero certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.

The 5 most recently certified BreezeAero outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
ACA-2537BBreezeAero	2.5 tons28,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	2.00	75%	9.5	20.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218361442
ACA-2535BBreezeAero	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	2.00	78%	10.0	25.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218361441
ACA-2520BBreezeAerowith ductless indoor unit ACA-2519B	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.80	67%	9.5	20.0	CEE 25CEE 26	1	218361440
ACA-2518BBreezeAerowith ductless indoor unit ACA-2517B	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.80	67%	10.0	20.0	None	1	218361439
ACA-2516BBreezeAerowith ductless indoor unit ACA-2515B	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.80	73%	10.0	20.0	Xcel	1	218361438

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