Skip to content
Rebate.Blue

CONTINENTAL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical CONTINENTAL heat pump beats 67% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. CONTINENTAL has 12 heat pump models in this list.

Covers older R-410A heat pumps, no longer installed new. See models sold today · Updated

Overall score

67%

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 13 models with every rating.

CONTINENTAL, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 74%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 47%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 47%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 74%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 73%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 72%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 68%

Average (50%)

Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.

Want CONTINENTAL’s ranks and its models inside every size class? Switch to Advanced

Rebate standards

Share of this brand’s models that meet the efficiency levels rebate programs use. Programs can have other rules too.

  • 100%

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

    12 models. All brands: 48%.

    See them

  • 100%

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

    12 models. All brands: 38%.

    See them

  • 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: 1%.

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

1 of CONTINENTAL’s 1 model of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1CDHAM-28-OCONTINENTAL2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 65.0Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    90% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.76 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    73.8score / 100Heating 65 · Cooling 83

These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.

What to do next

The advanced view has CONTINENTAL’s ranks on each rating, its models inside every size and type, cold-weather curves and its newest certifications.

Open the advanced view