Skip to content
Rebate.Blue

CAAIR heat pump efficiency: 3 outdoor models compared

CAAIR has 3 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 3 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 CAAIR makes. CAAIR has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

New to heat pump ratings? The Simple view explains them in plain words →

ManufacturerData as of updated · sources

Outdoor models
3
AHRI certifications
3
Efficiency index
—
No model has all five ratings
Meet CEE 2025
0%
0 models

How CAAIR 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.
CAAIR against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of CAAIR’s own modelsCAAIR is strongest on COP at 5°F (its typical model beats 66% of comparable models) and weakest on heating capacity at 5°F (0%).
  • CAAIR
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
CAAIR

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of CAAIR’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index0 models scored—Not ranked—
COP at 5°F3 models scored66%Not ranked2.08
Capacity retention at 5°F0 models scored—Not ranked—
HSPF23 models scored17%Not ranked8.5
SEER23 models scored20%Not ranked19.0
EER23 models scored18%Not ranked10.5
Heating capacity at 5°F1 model scored0%Not ranked3,600 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of CAAIR’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)0%0
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)0%0
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)0%0
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate0%0

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
CAAIR’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
  • CAAIR (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons3—66%17%20%

Every CAAIR model in the market

CAAIR’s 3 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
CAAIR models by size and ratingColoured: CAAIR · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • CAAIR models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 3 caair 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.
Show the data as a table
COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, sizeModels10th pct.25thMedian75th90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons8261.641.711.751.852.24
Ducted, 1 ton4071.801.902.052.412.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons9921.751.862.002.172.40
Ducted, 2 tons9991.751.862.002.182.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons1,0401.701.802.002.102.36
Ducted, 3 tons6961.801.902.002.102.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons8641.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7271.801.862.002.122.40
Ducted, 4.5 tons6901.701.801.902.102.20
Ducted, 5 tons861.892.002.102.102.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons1,1861.751.801.902.002.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,3431.801.801.992.102.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons1,2611.801.802.002.102.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons7611.801.982.002.102.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons4031.801.852.002.002.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons4731.901.982.002.032.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons2802.002.002.002.052.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons2041.962.002.052.102.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons781.901.911.952.012.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons841.992.002.052.202.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top CAAIR 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

No CAAIR model keeps at least 70% of its heat at 5°F with all three cold-climate ratings.

All-around best

No CAAIR model has all five all-around ratings.

Best model on each rating

CAAIR’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FASW-2-JL18K2.20Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons85%218158852
Capacity retention at 5°F—————
HSPF2ASW-2-JL18K9.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons29%218158852
SEER2ASW-3-JL12K20.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons30%218158854
EER2ASW-3-JL12K11.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons28%218158854
Heating capacity at 5°FASW-2-JL18K3,600 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons0%218158852

All 3 CAAIR models in Explore

CAAIR 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.
CAAIR: 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 typeCold-climate pickCold-climate score, best modelAll-around bestAll-around score, best model
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tonsNone on this board (0 of 3 models qualify)None on this board (0 of 3 models have all five ratings)

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest CAAIR certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 3 most recently certified CAAIR outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
ASW-3-JL12KCAAIRwith ductless indoor unit ASW-3-JL12K1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.08—8.520.0None1218158854
ASW-2-JL12KCAAIRwith ductless indoor unit ASW-2-JL12K1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.90—8.517.0None1218158853
ASW-2-JL18KCAAIRwith ductless indoor unit ASW-2-JL18K1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.20—9.019.0None1218158852

Shares hardware with

Manufacturers whose models are the same equipment under another badge. About OEM families

No shared hardware found for CAAIR in this group.

Compare CAAIR

Manufacturers of a similar size, side by side.

Compare with any manufacturer

CAAIR includes these brand names as listed in AHRI: CAAIR. Standards are checked against published thresholds; program rules beyond ratings are not checked.