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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.

Covers heat pumps sold new today (R-454B and R-32 refrigerant). See older R-410A models · Updated

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%.

Top CONTINENTAL cold-climate picks, by size

Only units that keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F, ranked on heat kept, efficiency at 5°F and seasonal efficiency (HSPF2), against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

3 of CONTINENTAL’s 4 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1NDHAMB-36-OCONTINENTAL3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 106% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    106% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.4 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    82.5score / 100
  2. 2CDHAMB-27-OCONTINENTAL2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 96% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    96% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    72.7score / 100
  3. 3WSCHV0036BA1-Cwith ducted air handler WECC36ABB1CONTINENTAL3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 76% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    76% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    58.2score / 100

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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