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Durastar heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Durastar heat pump beats 53% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. Durastar has 67 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

53%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

Ranked 15 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 80 models with every rating.

Durastar, rating by ratingStrongest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 64%), weakest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 47%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 64%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 51%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 54%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 47%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 47%

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.

  • 54%

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

    36 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 48%

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

    32 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 5%

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

    3 models. All brands: 3%.

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Durastar all-around best, by size

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 5 tons and up (57,000 Btu/h and up cooling). What size is my system?

5 of Durastar’s 7 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1DRA6U60M2ADurastar5 tons · 60,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 66% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
    Heat kept at 5°F
    67% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    9.2 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    64.7score / 100Heating 76 · Cooling 54
  2. 2DRHP15B60AJ2ANwith ducted air handler DRAH2TB6024ASTNNDurastar5 tons · 57,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 50% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    50% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.10 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    56.6score / 100Heating 55 · Cooling 58
  3. 3DRHP14B60AJ2ANwith ducted air handler DRAH2TB6024ASTNNDurastar5 tons · 57,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 60% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    47% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    7.8 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    15.2 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    52.4score / 100Heating 47 · Cooling 58
  4. 4RHPCYB060AJDurastar5 tons · 57,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 42% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    43% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.85 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.6 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    21.5score / 100Heating 19 · Cooling 24
  5. 5RHPCYB060AYDurastar5 tons · 57,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 42% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    43% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.6 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    20.3score / 100Heating 17 · Cooling 24

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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