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DAVE AIR heat pump efficiency: 3 outdoor models compared

DAVE AIR 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 DAVE AIR makes. DAVE AIR 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
—
No model has all five ratings
Meet CEE 2025
0%
0 models

How DAVE AIR 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.
DAVE AIR against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of DAVE AIR’s own modelsDAVE AIR is strongest on SEER2 (its typical model beats 63% of comparable models) and weakest on EER2 (38%).
  • DAVE AIR
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
DAVE AIR

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of DAVE AIR’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index0 models scored—Not ranked—
COP at 5°F0 models scored—Not ranked—
Capacity retention at 5°F0 models scored—Not ranked—
HSPF23 models scored43%Not ranked8.1
SEER23 models scored63%Not ranked16.0
EER23 models scored38%Not ranked10.6
Heating capacity at 5°F0 models scored—Not ranked—

Standards met

Share of DAVE AIR’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)0%0
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)0%0
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)0%0
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.
DAVE AIR’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
  • DAVE AIR (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons1.901,614 modelsDucted, 3.5–4.5 tons1.911,492 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons1——46%56%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons2——42%67%

Every DAVE AIR model in the market

DAVE AIR’s 3 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
DAVE AIR models by size and ratingColoured: DAVE AIR · grey shapes: all 11,475 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • DAVE AIR models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 3 dave air models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 11,475 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 tons1751.701.851.902.102.26
Ducted, 1 ton3401.851.902.002.402.65
Ducted, 1.5 tons7891.751.852.002.202.55
Ducted, 2 tons7821.731.802.002.102.33
Ducted, 2.5 tons7351.711.801.902.092.48
Ducted, 3 tons6521.681.701.902.062.36
Ducted, 3.5 tons6411.611.801.952.202.50
Ducted, 4 tons3671.701.801.912.022.52
Ducted, 4.5 tons5441.701.801.912.082.34
Ducted, 5 tons251.801.801.901.902.15
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons7171.751.811.972.102.19
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,0641.751.801.902.072.25
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons8861.801.801.872.072.21
Non-ducted, 2 tons5641.801.801.832.042.21
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons2751.801.811.841.862.03
Non-ducted, 3 tons5021.801.801.902.002.09
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons701.821.831.902.002.28
Non-ducted, 4 tons2631.801.801.982.002.10
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons1031.771.771.801.972.02
Non-ducted, 5 tons291.982.002.102.302.47

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top DAVE AIR 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

No DAVE AIR model keeps at least 70% of its heat at 5°F with all three cold-climate ratings.

All-around best

No DAVE AIR model has all five all-around ratings.

Best model on each rating

DAVE AIR’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°F—————
Capacity retention at 5°F—————
HSPF2TPA048D6N66M8.1Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons49%209482408
SEER2TPA048D6N66M16.0Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons65%209482408
EER2TPA048D6N66M10.8Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons49%209482408
Heating capacity at 5°F—————

All 3 DAVE AIR models in Explore

DAVE AIR 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.
DAVE AIR: 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
Ducted, 2.5–3 tonsNone on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)None on this board (0 of 1 models have all five ratings)
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tonsNone on this board (0 of 2 models qualify)None on this board (0 of 2 models have all five ratings)

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest DAVE AIR certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 3 most recently certified DAVE AIR outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
TPA060D6N66MDAVE AIRwith ducted air handler CBD25UHV-060-230-104.5 tons53,000 Btu/h · Ducted——7.515.8None1209482409
TPA048D6N66MDAVE AIRwith ducted air handler CBD25UHV-048-230-104 tons45,000 Btu/h · Ducted——8.116.0None1209482408
TPA036D6N66MDAVE AIRwith ducted air handler CBD25UHV-036-230-103 tons34,000 Btu/h · Ducted——8.116.0None1209482407

Shares hardware with

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