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ELIOS heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical ELIOS heat pump beats 59% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is above average. ELIOS has 45 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

59%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Above average

ELIOS has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 66 models with every rating.

ELIOS, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 72%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 46%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 51%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 62%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 72%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 59%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 46%

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.

  • 62%

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

    28 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 47%

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

    21 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 0%

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

    None of its models yet. All brands: 1%.

Top ELIOS 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?

9 of ELIOS’s 10 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1DEA09HOS28230E8with ducted air handler DUA09HIDU230X5ELIOS1 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
  2. 2DEA09HOS25230E8with ducted air handler DUA09HIDU230X5ELIOS1 ton · 9,000 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
    2.09 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.2 (HSPF2)
    Great
    70.4score / 100
  3. 3DEA18HOS28230E8with ducted air handler DUA24HIDU230X5ELIOS1.5 tons · 17,500 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 84% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    84% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    68.6score / 100
  4. 4DEA12HOS25230E8with ducted air handler DUA12HIDU230X5ELIOS1 ton · 11,500 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 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
    2.26 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.3 (HSPF2)
    Great
    67.8score / 100
  5. 5DEA12HOS28230E8with ducted air handler DUA12HIDU230X5ELIOS1 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

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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