DENALI AIRE heat pump efficiency: 7 outdoor models compared

DENALI AIRE has 7 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 7 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 DENALI AIRE makes. DENALI AIRE has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of Oct 9, 2026updated Oct 10, 2026 · sources

Outdoor models: 7
AHRI certifications: 7
Efficiency index: 55%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (4 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 57.1%; 4 models

How DENALI AIRE 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.

DENALI AIRE against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of DENALI AIRE’s own modelsDENALI AIRE is strongest on capacity retention at 5°F (its typical model beats 70% of comparable models) and weakest on HSPF2 (25%).

DENALI AIRE
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of Oct 9, 2026

Average peer percentile of DENALI AIRE’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index4 models scored	55%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F4 models scored	60%	Not ranked	1.98
Capacity retention at 5°F4 models scored	70%	Not ranked	81%
HSPF27 models scored	25%	Not ranked	8.6
SEER27 models scored	33%	Not ranked	18.5
EER27 models scored	36%	Not ranked	12.2
Heating capacity at 5°F4 models scored	55%	Not ranked	11,715 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of DENALI AIRE’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	57.1%	4
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	57.1%	4
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	57.1%	4
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge	0%	0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate	42.9%	3

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.

DENALI AIRE’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

DENALI AIRE (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
All models of the group

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 2026

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct type	Models	Index	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	3	54%	53%	41%	48%
Non-ducted, 2 tons	1	59%	81%	37%	58%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	3	—	—	5%	11%

Every DENALI AIRE model in the market

DENALI AIRE’s 7 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

DENALI AIRE models by size and ratingColoured: DENALI AIRE · grey shapes: all 11,475 models · lines: catalog medians by size

DENALI AIRE models
Ducted median by size
Non-ducted median by size
Every model at each size (width = count)
Standard threshold

Dots: 7 denali aire 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.

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COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, size	Models	10th pct.	25th	Median	75th	90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons	175	1.70	1.85	1.90	2.10	2.26
Ducted, 1 ton	340	1.85	1.90	2.00	2.40	2.65
Ducted, 1.5 tons	789	1.75	1.85	2.00	2.20	2.55
Ducted, 2 tons	782	1.73	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.33
Ducted, 2.5 tons	735	1.71	1.80	1.90	2.09	2.48
Ducted, 3 tons	652	1.68	1.70	1.90	2.06	2.36
Ducted, 3.5 tons	641	1.61	1.80	1.95	2.20	2.50
Ducted, 4 tons	367	1.70	1.80	1.91	2.02	2.52
Ducted, 4.5 tons	544	1.70	1.80	1.91	2.08	2.34
Ducted, 5 tons	25	1.80	1.80	1.90	1.90	2.15
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons	717	1.75	1.81	1.97	2.10	2.19
Non-ducted, 1 ton	1,064	1.75	1.80	1.90	2.07	2.25
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons	886	1.80	1.80	1.87	2.07	2.21
Non-ducted, 2 tons	564	1.80	1.80	1.83	2.04	2.21
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons	275	1.80	1.81	1.84	1.86	2.03
Non-ducted, 3 tons	502	1.80	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.09
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons	70	1.82	1.83	1.90	2.00	2.28
Non-ducted, 4 tons	263	1.80	1.80	1.98	2.00	2.10
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons	103	1.77	1.77	1.80	1.97	2.02
Non-ducted, 5 tons	29	1.98	2.00	2.10	2.30	2.47

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 2026

Top DENALI AIRE 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 4 DENALI AIRE 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 model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	Btu/h @5°F	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score
1DNMSHQCO24DENALI AIRE · Hi MULTIwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW24	2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	89%	2.13	8.6	20,500	20.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	205300165	Non-ducted, 2 tons	64.0
2DNMSHQCO9ADENALI AIRE · Hi MULTIwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW9A	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	81%	2.09	9.0	7,280	18.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	205300163	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	62.1
3DNMSHQCO12ADENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW12A	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	81%	1.86	9.5	9,660	21.7	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	205300162	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	55.9
4DNMSHQCO18DENALI AIRE · Hi MULTIwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW18	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	77%	1.87	8.6	13,770	22.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	205300164	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	43.2

All-around best

Top 4 DENALI AIRE 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 model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2	EER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score	Heating half	Cooling half	Cold-climate score
1DNMSHQCO24DENALI AIRE · Hi MULTIwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW24	2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	89%	2.13	8.6	20.5	12.2	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	205300165	Non-ducted, 2 tons	58.5	64.0	53.1	64.0
2DNMSHQCO18DENALI AIRE · Hi MULTIwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW18	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	77%	1.87	8.6	22.5	13.0	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	205300164	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	56.5	43.2	69.8	43.2
3DNMSHQCO12ADENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW12A	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	81%	1.86	9.5	21.7	12.5	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	205300162	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	55.0	55.9	54.1	55.9
4DNMSHQCO9ADENALI AIRE · Hi MULTIwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW9A	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	81%	2.09	9.0	18.5	12.8	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	205300163	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	51.2	62.1	40.3	62.1

Best model on each rating

DENALI AIRE’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
Rating	Model	Value	Compared with	Beats	AHRI ref.
COP at 5°F	DNMSHQCO24	2.13	Non-ducted, 2 tons	81%	205300165
Capacity retention at 5°F	DNMSHQCO24	89%	Non-ducted, 2 tons	69%	205300165
HSPF2	DNMSHQCO12A	9.5	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	57%	205300162
SEER2	DNMSHQCO18	22.5	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	67%	205300164
EER2	DNMSHQCO18	13.0	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	68%	205300164
Heating capacity at 5°F	DNMSHQCO18	13,770 Btu/h	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	83%	205300164

All 7 DENALI AIRE models in Explore

DENALI AIRE 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.

DENALI AIRE: 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 type	Cold-climate pickCold-climate score, best model	All-around bestAll-around score, best model
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	62.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)DNMSHQCO9Awith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW9A3 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 205300163	56.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)DNMSHQCO18with ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW183 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 205300164
Non-ducted, 2 tons	64.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)DNMSHQCO24with ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW241 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 205300165	58.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)DNMSHQCO24with ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW241 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 205300165
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons	None on this board (0 of 3 models qualify)	None on this board (0 of 3 models have all five ratings)

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest DENALI AIRE certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.

The 5 most recently certified DENALI AIRE outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
DNMSHQCO36-2DENALI AIREwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW36-2	3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	—	—	7.5	16.5	None	1	207583468
3PAMSHQCO36-2DENALI AIREwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW36-2	3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	—	—	7.5	16.5	None	1	207430434
1DNMSHQCO36DENALI AIREwith ductless indoor unit 1DNMSHQCW36	3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	—	—	7.5	16.5	None	1	206331363
DNMSHQCO24DENALI AIRE · Hi MULTIwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW24	2 tons23,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	2.13	89%	8.6	20.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	205300165
DNMSHQCO18DENALI AIRE · Hi MULTIwith ductless indoor unit DNMSHQCW18	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.87	77%	8.6	22.5	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	1	205300164

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