DREO heat pump efficiency: 3 outdoor models compared

DREO has 3 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 3 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 DREO makes. DREO has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of Oct 9, 2026updated Oct 10, 2026 · sources

Outdoor models: 3
AHRI certifications: 3
Efficiency index: 30%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (3 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 33.3%; 1 model

How DREO 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.

DREO against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of DREO’s own modelsDREO is strongest on HSPF2 (its typical model beats 53% of comparable models) and weakest on COP at 5°F (19%).

DREO
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of Oct 9, 2026

Average peer percentile of DREO’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index3 models scored	30%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F3 models scored	19%	Not ranked	1.80
Capacity retention at 5°F3 models scored	33%	Not ranked	67%
HSPF23 models scored	53%	Not ranked	9.5
SEER23 models scored	31%	Not ranked	20.0
EER23 models scored	20%	Not ranked	9.5
Heating capacity at 5°F3 models scored	42%	Not ranked	8,000 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of DREO’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	33.3%	1
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	33.3%	1
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	33.3%	1
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge	0%	0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate	0%	0

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.

DREO’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

DREO (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
All models of the group

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 2026

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct type	Models	Index	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	3	30%	19%	53%	31%

Every DREO model in the market

DREO’s 3 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

DREO models by size and ratingColoured: DREO · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size

DREO models
Ducted median by size
Non-ducted median by size
Every model at each size (width = count)
Standard threshold

Dots: 3 dreo 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, size	Models	10th pct.	25th	Median	75th	90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons	826	1.64	1.71	1.75	1.85	2.24
Ducted, 1 ton	407	1.80	1.90	2.05	2.41	2.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons	992	1.75	1.86	2.00	2.17	2.40
Ducted, 2 tons	999	1.75	1.86	2.00	2.18	2.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons	1,040	1.70	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.36
Ducted, 3 tons	696	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.10	2.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons	864	1.70	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.46
Ducted, 4 tons	727	1.80	1.86	2.00	2.12	2.40
Ducted, 4.5 tons	690	1.70	1.80	1.90	2.10	2.20
Ducted, 5 tons	86	1.89	2.00	2.10	2.10	2.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons	1,186	1.75	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton	1,343	1.80	1.80	1.99	2.10	2.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons	1,261	1.80	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons	761	1.80	1.98	2.00	2.10	2.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons	403	1.80	1.85	2.00	2.00	2.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons	473	1.90	1.98	2.00	2.03	2.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons	280	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.05	2.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons	204	1.96	2.00	2.05	2.10	2.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons	78	1.90	1.91	1.95	2.01	2.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons	84	1.99	2.00	2.05	2.20	2.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 2026

Top DREO 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 1 DREO 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 model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	Btu/h @5°F	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score
1DR-HSC001SODREOwith ductless indoor unit DR-HSC001SA	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	80%	1.80	9.5	8,000	20.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218472977	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	42.2

All-around best

Top 3 DREO 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 model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2	EER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score	Heating half	Cooling half	Cold-climate score
1DR-HSC001SODREOwith ductless indoor unit DR-HSC001SA	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	80%	1.80	9.5	20.0	12.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218472977	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	39.7	42.2	37.3	42.2
2DR-HSC003SODREOwith ductless indoor unit DR-HSC003SA	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	67%	1.80	10.0	20.0	9.5	None	1	218472979	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	26.7	34.0	19.3	Not a pick
3DR-HSC002SODREOwith ductless indoor unit DR-HSC002SA	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	67%	1.80	9.5	20.0	9.5	None	1	218472978	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	23.4	27.5	19.3	Not a pick

Best model on each rating

DREO’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
Rating	Model	Value	Compared with	Beats	AHRI ref.
COP at 5°F	DR-HSC001SO	1.80	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	19%	218472977
Capacity retention at 5°F	DR-HSC001SO	80%	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	61%	218472977
HSPF2	DR-HSC003SO	10.0	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	64%	218472979
SEER2	DR-HSC001SO	20.0	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	30%	218472977
EER2	DR-HSC001SO	12.0	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	44%	218472977
Heating capacity at 5°F	DR-HSC003SO	12,000 Btu/h	Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	68%	218472979

All 3 DREO models in Explore

DREO 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.

DREO: 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 type	Cold-climate pickCold-climate score, best model	All-around bestAll-around score, best model
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons	42.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)DR-HSC001SOwith ductless indoor unit DR-HSC001SA1 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 218472977	39.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)DR-HSC001SOwith ductless indoor unit DR-HSC001SA3 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218472977

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest DREO certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.

The 3 most recently certified DREO outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
DR-HSC003SODREOwith ductless indoor unit DR-HSC003SA	1.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.80	67%	10.0	20.0	None	1	218472979
DR-HSC002SODREOwith ductless indoor unit DR-HSC002SA	1 ton12,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.80	67%	9.5	20.0	None	1	218472978
DR-HSC001SODREOwith ductless indoor unit DR-HSC001SA	1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted	1.80	80%	9.5	20.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	218472977

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