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CONTINENTAL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical CONTINENTAL heat pump beats 63% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. CONTINENTAL has 31 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

63%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

CONTINENTAL has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 32 models with every rating.

CONTINENTAL, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 76%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 52%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 52%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 67%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 76%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 64%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 61%

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.

  • 77%

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

    24 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 84%

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

    26 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%.

CONTINENTAL 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, 3.5–4.5 tons (39,000–56,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

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

  1. 1WSEHV4860BA1-Cwith ducted air handler WPFX48A-CCONTINENTAL4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 63.3Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    84% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    11.5 (EER2)
    Good
    67.1score / 100Heating 59 · Cooling 75
  2. 2WSCHV0048BA1-Cwith ducted air handler WECC60ABC1CONTINENTAL4 tons · 45,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 60.0Meets Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    85% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.85 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    45.5score / 100Heating 60 · Cooling 31
  3. 3WSCHV0060BA1-Cwith ducted air handler WECC60ABC1CONTINENTAL4.5 tons · 51,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 43.6Meets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    77% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.78 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    14.9 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    8.5 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    31.0score / 100Heating 44 · Cooling 18

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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