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Climanova heat pump efficiency: 3 outdoor models compared

Climanova 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 Climanova makes. Climanova has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of updated · sources

Outdoor models
3
AHRI certifications
3
Efficiency index
53%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (3 models)
Meet CEE 2025
100%
3 models

How Climanova 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.
Climanova against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Climanova’s own modelsClimanova is strongest on SEER2 (its typical model beats 77% of comparable models) and weakest on heating capacity at 5°F (22%).
  • Climanova
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
Climanova

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of Climanova’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index3 models scored53%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F3 models scored48%Not ranked2.00
Capacity retention at 5°F3 models scored34%Not ranked71%
HSPF23 models scored60%Not ranked10.0
SEER23 models scored77%Not ranked22.5
EER23 models scored41%Not ranked11.2
Heating capacity at 5°F3 models scored22%Not ranked26,000 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Climanova’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)100%3
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)100%3
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)100%3
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.
Climanova’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
  • Climanova (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,106 modelsNon-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons2.00564 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons258%53%70%79%
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons143%37%40%73%

Every Climanova model in the market

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

Dots: 3 climanova 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 tons8651.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7261.801.862.002.122.41
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 Climanova 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 3 Climanova 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 modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2Btu/h @5°FSEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScore
1NOVA-MULTI27HEClimanova2.5 tons27,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted71%2.0010.519,80024.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216767365Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons57.5
2NOVA-MULTI36HEClimanova3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted72%2.0010.026,00022.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216767366Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons52.5
3NOVA-MULTI42HEClimanova3.5 tons42,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted71%2.0010.030,00022.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216767367Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons32.0

All-around best

Top 3 Climanova 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 modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2SEER2EER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScoreHeating halfCooling halfCold-climate score
1NOVA-MULTI27HEClimanova2.5 tons27,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted71%2.0010.524.012.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216767365Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons65.157.572.657.5
2NOVA-MULTI36HEClimanova3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted72%2.0010.022.511.1CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216767366Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons51.152.549.752.5
3NOVA-MULTI42HEClimanova3.5 tons42,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted71%2.0010.022.011.2CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216767367Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons42.932.053.732.0

Best model on each rating

Climanova’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FNOVA-MULTI27HE2.00Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons53%216767365
Capacity retention at 5°FNOVA-MULTI36HE72%Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons42%216767366
HSPF2NOVA-MULTI27HE10.5Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons80%216767365
SEER2NOVA-MULTI27HE24.0Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons91%216767365
EER2NOVA-MULTI27HE12.0Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons54%216767365
Heating capacity at 5°FNOVA-MULTI36HE26,000 Btu/hNon-ducted, 2.5–3 tons49%216767366

All 3 Climanova models in Explore

Climanova 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.
Climanova: 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, 2.5–3 tons57.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)NOVA-MULTI27HE2 of 2 models qualify · AHRI 21676736565.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)NOVA-MULTI27HE2 of 2 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216767365
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons32.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)NOVA-MULTI42HE1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 21676736742.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)NOVA-MULTI42HE1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216767367

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Climanova certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 3 most recently certified Climanova outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
NOVA-MULTI42HEClimanova3.5 tons42,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0071%10.022.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216767367
NOVA-MULTI36HEClimanova3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0072%10.022.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216767366
NOVA-MULTI27HEClimanova2.5 tons27,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0071%10.524.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1216767365

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