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DEPLUS heat pump efficiency: 4 outdoor models compared

DEPLUS has 4 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 4 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 DEPLUS makes. DEPLUS 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
4
AHRI certifications
4
Efficiency index
34%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (4 models)
Meet CEE 2025
50%
2 models

How DEPLUS 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.
DEPLUS against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of DEPLUS’s own modelsDEPLUS is strongest on COP at 5°F (its typical model beats 76% of comparable models) and weakest on capacity retention at 5°F (7%).
  • DEPLUS
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
DEPLUS

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of DEPLUS’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index4 models scored34%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F4 models scored76%Not ranked2.13
Capacity retention at 5°F4 models scored7%Not ranked55%
HSPF24 models scored15%Not ranked8.5
SEER24 models scored45%Not ranked20.0
EER24 models scored25%Not ranked11.1
Heating capacity at 5°F4 models scored25%Not ranked9,150 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of DEPLUS’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)50%2
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)50%2
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.
DEPLUS’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
  • DEPLUS (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.901,783 modelsNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons2.00863 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons148%71%27%83%
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons228%74%11%31%
Non-ducted, 2 tons132%84%12%36%

Every DEPLUS model in the market

DEPLUS’s 4 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
DEPLUS models by size and ratingColoured: DEPLUS · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • DEPLUS models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 4 deplus 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 DEPLUS 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 DEPLUS model keeps at least 70% of its heat at 5°F with all three cold-climate ratings.

All-around best

Top 4 DEPLUS 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
1DP-MS12DA-2OUDEPLUSwith ducted air handler DP-MS12DA-2IN1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Ducted54%2.058.520.011.4CEE 25CEE 261218612797Ducted, up to 1.5 tons47.736.359.1Not a pick
2DP-MS24DA-OUDEPLUSwith ductless indoor unit DP-MS24DA-IN2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted53%2.208.520.010.9None1218612800Non-ducted, 2 tons32.332.432.2Not a pick
3DP-MS12DA-1OUDEPLUSwith ductless indoor unit DP-MS12DA-1IN1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted57%2.008.520.011.3CEE 25CEE 261218612798Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons28.725.731.6Not a pick
4DP-MS18DA-OUDEPLUSwith ductless indoor unit DP-MS18DA-IN1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted64%2.208.520.09.2None1218612799Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons26.836.417.2Not a pick

Best model on each rating

DEPLUS’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FDP-MS18DA-OU2.20Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons85%218612799
Capacity retention at 5°FDP-MS18DA-OU64%Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons13%218612799
HSPF2DP-MS12DA-2OU8.5Ducted, up to 1.5 tons25%218612797
SEER2DP-MS12DA-2OU20.0Ducted, up to 1.5 tons82%218612797
EER2DP-MS12DA-2OU11.4Ducted, up to 1.5 tons33%218612797
Heating capacity at 5°FDP-MS18DA-OU11,500 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons63%218612799

All 4 DEPLUS models in Explore

DEPLUS 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.
DEPLUS: 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, up to 1.5 tonsNone on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)47.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)DP-MS12DA-2OUwith ducted air handler DP-MS12DA-2IN1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218612797
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tonsNone on this board (0 of 2 models qualify)28.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)DP-MS12DA-1OUwith ductless indoor unit DP-MS12DA-1IN2 of 2 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218612798
Non-ducted, 2 tonsNone on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)32.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)DP-MS24DA-OUwith ductless indoor unit DP-MS24DA-IN1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218612800

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest DEPLUS certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 4 most recently certified DEPLUS outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
DP-MS24DA-OUDEPLUSwith ductless indoor unit DP-MS24DA-IN2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.2053%8.520.0None1218612800
DP-MS18DA-OUDEPLUSwith ductless indoor unit DP-MS18DA-IN1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.2064%8.520.0None1218612799
DP-MS12DA-1OUDEPLUSwith ductless indoor unit DP-MS12DA-1IN1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.0057%8.520.0CEE 25CEE 261218612798
DP-MS12DA-2OUDEPLUSwith ducted air handler DP-MS12DA-2IN1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Ducted2.0554%8.520.0CEE 25CEE 261218612797

Shares hardware with

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