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ELIOS heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical ELIOS heat pump beats 56% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is above average. ELIOS has 48 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

56%

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 62 models with every rating.

ELIOS, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 65%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 49%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 57%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 53%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 65%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 59%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 49%

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.

  • 88%

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

    42 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 81%

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

    39 models. All brands: 53%.

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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: 3%.

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, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

6 of ELIOS’s 8 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1EXHZA3652AV1ELIOS3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 106% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    106% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.4 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    82.5score / 100
  2. 2ESHMB36R2AN1with ducted air handler EAHMA36R4AS1ELIOS3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 105% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    105% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.3 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    73.1score / 100
  3. 3EXHZA2742AV1ELIOS2.5 tons · 28,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 96% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    96% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Great
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    72.7score / 100
  4. 4ESHMA30R2AN1with ducted air handler GCHMA36RBAS1ELIOS2.5 tons · 29,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 107% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    107% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.85 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.6 (HSPF2)
    Great
    68.8score / 100
  5. 5ESHEA36R2AN1with ducted air handler GGHLA36R4AS1ELIOS3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 79% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    79% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.99 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.3 (HSPF2)
    Great
    61.9score / 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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