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DIRECT AIR heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical DIRECT AIR heat pump beats 61% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. DIRECT AIR has 68 heat pump models in this list.

Covers older R-410A heat pumps, no longer installed new. See models sold today · Updated

Overall score

61%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

DIRECT AIR has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 70 models with every rating.

DIRECT AIR, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 61%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 53%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 53%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 61%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 60%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 56%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 53%

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.

  • 60%

    meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.

    41 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 54%

    meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.

    37 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 2%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    1 model. All brands: 1%.

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Top DIRECT AIR 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 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

4 of DIRECT AIR’s 5 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1DIRM-24DA25-1Zwith ducted air handler DIRM-24HP-DUDIRECT AIR2 tons · 23,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 80% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    80% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.30 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    11.2 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    80.3score / 100
  2. 2DIRM-24HXPRO28-1Zwith ducted air handler DIRM-24HP-DUDIRECT AIR2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 108% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    108% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    79.4score / 100
  3. 3DIRM-24MAGICPRO20-OUwith ducted air handler DIRM-24MAGICPRO20-AHDIRECT AIR2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 94% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    94% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.91 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    66.5score / 100
  4. 4DIRM-24CS19-OUwith ducted air handler DIRM-24MAGICPRO20-AHDIRECT AIR2 tons · 24,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 75% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    75% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Good
    62.9score / 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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