DIRECT AIR heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical DIRECT AIR heat pump beats 67% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. DIRECT AIR has 47 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

67%

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 78 models with every rating.

DIRECT AIR, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 76%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 62%).

Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 62%
Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 64%
Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 76%
Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 71%
Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 62%

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.

94%
meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.
44 models. All brands: 57%.
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85%
meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.
40 models. All brands: 53%.
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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: 3%.
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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 Ductless, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

11 of DIRECT AIR’s 13 models of this size and type qualify.

1DIRM4-36LCHX-1Zwith ductless indoor unit DIRM4-36HP-CFDIRECT AIR3 tons · 36,400 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 104% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
104% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.02 (COP at 5°F)
Great
Seasonal efficiency
10.8 (HSPF2)
Top 10%
89.4score / 100
2DIRM4-36HXPRO28-4ZDIRECT AIRAlso listed as DIRM4-36HXPRO28-5Z3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 103% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
103% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Top 10%
Efficiency at 5°F
2.00 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
10.6 (HSPF2)
Great
78.0score / 100
3DIRM4-27DA25-3ZDIRECT AIRAlso listed as DIRM4-28HXPRO28-3Z, DIRM4-28HXPRO28-4Z2.5 tons · 27,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 100% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Great
Efficiency at 5°F
2.00 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
10.5 (HSPF2)
Great
72.9score / 100
4DIRM4-36LCDA25-1Zwith ductless indoor unit DIRM4-36HP-CADIRECT AIR3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 70% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Below the middle
Efficiency at 5°F
2.20 (COP at 5°F)
Top 10%
Seasonal efficiency
10.3 (HSPF2)
Good
62.8score / 100
5DIRM4-27DA25-3Z*DIRECT AIRAlso listed as DIRM4-27DA25-4Z2.5 tons · 27,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 70% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
Heat kept at 5°F
70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
Below the middle
Efficiency at 5°F
2.00 (COP at 5°F)
Good
Seasonal efficiency
9.5 (HSPF2)
Below the middle
41.4score / 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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