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DIYCOOL heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical DIYCOOL heat pump beats 54% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. DIYCOOL has 75 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

54%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

DIYCOOL has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 95 models with every rating.

DIYCOOL, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 62%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 42%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 42%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 62%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 62%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 59%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 43%

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.

  • 65%

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

    49 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 55%

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

    41 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 1%

    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 DIYCOOL 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, Up to 1.5 tons (under 21,000 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

8 of DIYCOOL’s 9 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1ACIQ-18-HPBwith ducted air handler ACIQ-18W-WMDIYCOOL1.5 tons · 18,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 99% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    99% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.30 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.8 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    86.9score / 100
  2. 2ACIQ-09ZPL-HP230Bwith ducted air handler ACIQ-09CD-HH-MBDIYCOOL1 ton · 9,000 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
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    12.0 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    74.9score / 100
  3. 3ACIQ-12ZPL-HP230Bwith ducted air handler ACIQ-12CD-HH-MBDIYCOOL1 ton · 12,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 97% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    97% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.96 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    65.4score / 100
  4. 4ACIQ-18ZPL-HP230Bwith ducted air handler ACIQ-18AHB-HH-MDIYCOOL1.5 tons · 18,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 89% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    89% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.6 (HSPF2)
    Good
    61.3score / 100
  5. 5ACIQ-12-EHPBwith ducted air handler ACIQ-12-AHBDIYCOOL1 ton · 12,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 85% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    85% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    53.4score / 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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