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DENALI AIRE heat pump efficiency: 5 outdoor models compared

DENALI AIRE has 5 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 9 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 updated · sources

Outdoor models
5
AHRI certifications
9
Efficiency index
52%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (5 models)
Meet CEE 2025
80%
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 60% of comparable models) and weakest on COP at 5°F (41%).
  • DENALI AIRE
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
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Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of DENALI AIRE’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index5 models scored52%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F5 models scored41%Not ranked1.90
Capacity retention at 5°F5 models scored60%Not ranked80%
HSPF25 models scored45%Not ranked9.5
SEER25 models scored55%Not ranked22.0
EER25 models scored56%Not ranked12.3
Heating capacity at 5°F5 models scored52%Not ranked18,000 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of DENALI AIRE’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)80%4
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)80%4
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)0%0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)80%4
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge0%0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate80%4

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
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons2.00863 modelsNon-ducted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,106 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons361%42%59%57%
Non-ducted, 2 tons161%51%44%70%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons116%26%5%31%

Every DENALI AIRE model in the market

DENALI AIRE’s 5 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 14,508 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: 5 denali aire models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 14,508 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 tons8261.641.711.751.852.24
Ducted, 1 ton4071.801.902.052.412.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons9921.751.862.002.172.40
Ducted, 2 tons9991.751.862.002.182.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons1,0401.701.802.002.102.36
Ducted, 3 tons6961.801.902.002.102.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons8641.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7271.801.862.002.122.40
Ducted, 4.5 tons6901.701.801.902.102.20
Ducted, 5 tons861.892.002.102.102.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons1,1861.751.801.902.002.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,3431.801.801.992.102.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons1,2611.801.802.002.102.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons7611.801.982.002.102.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons4031.801.852.002.002.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons4731.901.982.002.032.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons2802.002.002.002.052.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons2041.962.002.052.102.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons781.901.911.952.012.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons841.992.002.052.202.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

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 modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2Btu/h @5°FSEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScore
12DNMSHQCO18DENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW181.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted100%1.9010.018,00021.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2216498648Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons65.0
22DNMSHQCO9ADENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW9A1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted97%1.9010.08,70023.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2216498644Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons63.2
32DNMSHQCO24DENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW24-22 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted80%2.009.519,20022.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2217747133Non-ducted, 2 tons54.1
42DNMSHQCO12ADENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW12A1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted77%1.909.59,20022.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2216498645Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons47.8

All-around best

Top 5 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 modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2SEER2EER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScoreHeating halfCooling halfCold-climate score
12DNMSHQCO9ADENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW9A1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted97%1.9010.023.014.1CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2216498644Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons70.663.278.163.2
22DNMSHQCO24DENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW24-22 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted80%2.009.522.512.3CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2217747133Non-ducted, 2 tons61.354.168.454.1
32DNMSHQCO18DENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW181.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted100%1.9010.021.013.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2216498648Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons60.265.055.365.0
42DNMSHQCO12ADENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW12A1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted77%1.909.522.012.3CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2216498645Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons50.947.854.147.8
52DNMSHQCO36DENALI AIREwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW363 tons34,600 Btu/h · Non-ducted58%1.958.420.09.5None1217747135Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons16.212.320.1Not a pick

Best model on each rating

DENALI AIRE’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°F2DNMSHQCO242.00Non-ducted, 2 tons51%217747133
Capacity retention at 5°F2DNMSHQCO18100%Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons87%216498648
HSPF22DNMSHQCO9A10.0Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons64%216498644
SEER22DNMSHQCO2422.5Non-ducted, 2 tons67%216498649
EER22DNMSHQCO9A14.1Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons85%216498644
Heating capacity at 5°F2DNMSHQCO1818,000 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons93%216498648

All 5 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 typeCold-climate pickCold-climate score, best modelAll-around bestAll-around score, best model
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons65.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)2DNMSHQCO18with ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW183 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 21649864870.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)2DNMSHQCO9Awith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW9A3 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216498644
Non-ducted, 2 tons54.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)2DNMSHQCO24with ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW24-21 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 21774713361.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)2DNMSHQCO24with ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW24-21 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217747133
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tonsNone on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)16.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)2DNMSHQCO36with ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW361 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217747135

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 modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
2DNMSHQCO12ADENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW12A-21 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9077%9.522.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2218072566
2DNMSHQCO9ADENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW9A-21 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9077%9.522.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2218072564
2DNMSHQCO36DENALI AIREwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW363 tons34,600 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9558%8.420.0None1217747135
2DNMSHQCO24DENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW24-22 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0080%9.522.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2217747133
2DNMSHQCO18DENALI AIRE · HiULTRAwith ductless indoor unit 2DNMSHQCW18-21.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.90100%9.521.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2217739022

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