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Champion Evcon Guardian heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Champion Evcon Guardian heat pump beats 17% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. Champion Evcon Guardian has 6 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

17%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

Champion Evcon Guardian has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 6 models with every rating.

Champion Evcon Guardian, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 36%), weakest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 7%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 20%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 10%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 8%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 7%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 36%

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.

  • 0%

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

    0 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 0%

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

    0 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%.

Champion Evcon Guardian all-around best, by size

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

Showing Ducted, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

2 of Champion Evcon Guardian’s 2 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1PL3C30N00S21AChampion Evcon Guardian2.5 tons · 30,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 44% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    44% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.72 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    15.5score / 100Heating 11 · Cooling 20
  2. 2PL3C36N00S21AChampion Evcon Guardian3 tons · 34,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 41% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    41% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.72 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    14.9score / 100Heating 10 · Cooling 20

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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