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ForestAir heat pump efficiency: 33 outdoor models compared

ForestAir has 33 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 56 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 ForestAir makes. ForestAir has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of updated · sources

Outdoor models
33
AHRI certifications
56
Efficiency index
63%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (46 models)
Meet CEE 2025
97%
32 models

How ForestAir 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.
ForestAir against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of ForestAir’s own modelsForestAir is strongest on SEER2 (its typical model beats 80% of comparable models) and weakest on COP at 5°F (46%).
  • ForestAir
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
ForestAir

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of ForestAir’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index46 models scored63%Not ranked—
COP at 5°F46 models scored46%Not ranked2.00
Capacity retention at 5°F46 models scored59%Not ranked75%
HSPF246 models scored64%Not ranked10.0
SEER246 models scored80%Not ranked23.0
EER246 models scored61%Not ranked12.5
Heating capacity at 5°F46 models scored56%Not ranked18,900 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of ForestAir’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)97%32
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)97%32
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)3%1
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)97%32
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge3%1
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate42.4%14

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
ForestAir’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
  • ForestAir (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.901,783 modelsDucted, 2 tons2.001,090 modelsDucted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,909 modelsDucted, 3.5–4.5 tons2.002,224 modelsNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons2.00863 modelsNon-ducted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,106 modelsNon-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons2.00564 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons561%40%55%84%
Ducted, 2 tons370%68%76%77%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons668%45%71%89%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons762%56%75%80%
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1563%46%63%74%
Non-ducted, 2 tons349%28%53%63%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons469%53%70%88%
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons359%26%40%89%

Every ForestAir model in the market

ForestAir’s 46 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
ForestAir models by size and ratingColoured: ForestAir · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • ForestAir models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 46 forestair 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, sizeModels10th pct.25thMedian75th90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons8261.641.711.751.852.24
Ducted, 1 ton4071.801.902.052.412.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons9921.751.862.002.172.40
Ducted, 2 tons9991.751.862.002.182.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons1,0401.701.802.002.102.36
Ducted, 3 tons6961.801.902.002.102.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons8641.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7271.801.862.002.122.40
Ducted, 4.5 tons6901.701.801.902.102.20
Ducted, 5 tons861.892.002.102.102.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons1,1861.751.801.902.002.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,3431.801.801.992.102.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons1,2611.801.802.002.102.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons7611.801.982.002.102.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons4031.801.852.002.002.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons4731.901.982.002.032.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons2802.002.002.002.052.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons2041.962.002.052.102.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons781.901.911.952.012.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons841.992.002.052.202.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top ForestAir 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 5 ForestAir 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 modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2Btu/h @5°FSEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScore
1FA-H24-VKCE/OD-454ForestAir · SIDE-DISCHARGEwith ducted air handler FA-H24-VKCE/AH-4542 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted100%2.209.524,00018.5CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2217903145Ducted, 2 tons80.9
2FA-H48-VKCE/OD-454ForestAir · SIDE-DISCHARGEwith ducted air handler FA-H48-VKCE/AH-4544 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted75%2.259.836,00017.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC2217903147Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons76.6
3FA-H48-VK/ODForestAir · T Serieswith ducted air handler FA-H48-VK/AH4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted73%2.209.835,00018.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217491808Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons73.3
4FA-MY18-D2TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-301.5 tons20,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted99%2.0010.019,80027.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696897Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons70.9
5FA-H36-VK/ODForestAir · T Serieswith ducted air handler FA-H36-VK/AH3 tons34,200 Btu/h · Ducted73%2.209.025,00018.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217491807Ducted, 2.5–3 tons70.4

All-around best

Top 5 ForestAir 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 modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2SEER2EER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScoreHeating halfCooling halfCold-climate score
1FA-MY27-D3TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-302.5 tons27,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted96%2.0010.526.514.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696898Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons83.168.098.168.0
2FA-MY18-D2TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-301.5 tons20,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted99%2.0010.027.015.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696897Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons82.670.994.370.9
3FA-MY27-D3TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-302.5 tons27,000 Btu/h · Ducted96%1.7510.522.012.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696903Ducted, 2.5–3 tons80.564.396.764.3
4FA-H24-VK/ODForestAir · T Serieswith ducted air handler FA-H24-VK/AH2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted74%2.209.520.014.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel1217491806Ducted, 2 tons79.365.193.465.1
5FA-MY36-D4TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-303 tons36,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted83%2.0010.025.013.6CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696899Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons76.457.795.157.7

Best model on each rating

ForestAir’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FFA-H36-VK/OD2.20Ducted, 2.5–3 tons85%217491807
Capacity retention at 5°FFA-MY18-D2TL-O-454105%Ducted, up to 1.5 tons95%218696902
HSPF2FA-MY27-D3TL-O-45410.5Ducted, 2.5–3 tons96%218696903
SEER2FA-MY27-D3TL-O-45426.5Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons99%218696898
EER2FA-H24-VK/OD14.0Ducted, 2 tons98%217491806
Heating capacity at 5°FFA-MY18-D2TL-O-45419,800 Btu/hNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons98%218696897

All 33 ForestAir models in Explore

ForestAir 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.
ForestAir: 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 typeCold-climate pickCold-climate score, best modelAll-around bestAll-around score, best model
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons58.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-H09-D24TL-O-454with ducted air handler FA-D09-D24TL-I-4545 of 5 models qualify · AHRI 21754997772.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-MY18-D2TL-O-4545 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218696902
Ducted, 2 tons80.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-H24-VKCE/OD-454with ducted air handler FA-H24-VKCE/AH-4543 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 21790314579.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-H24-VK/ODwith ducted air handler FA-H24-VK/AH3 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217491806
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons70.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-H36-VK/ODwith ducted air handler FA-H36-VK/AH6 of 6 models qualify · AHRI 21749180780.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-MY27-D3TL-O-4546 of 6 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218696903
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons76.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-H48-VKCE/OD-454with ducted air handler FA-H48-VKCE/AH-4547 of 7 models qualify · AHRI 21790314768.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-H48-VK/ODwith ducted air handler FA-H48-VK/AH7 of 7 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217491808
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons70.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-MY18-D2TL-O-45415 of 15 models qualify · AHRI 21869689782.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-MY18-D2TL-O-45415 of 15 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218696897
Non-ducted, 2 tons58.8(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-H24-D24TL-O-454with ductless indoor unit FA-K24-D24TL-I-4543 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 21754997656.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-H24-D24TL-O-454with ductless indoor unit FA-K24-D24TL-I-4543 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217549976
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons68.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-MY27-D3TL-O-4544 of 4 models qualify · AHRI 21869689883.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-MY27-D3TL-O-4544 of 4 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218696898
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons42.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-MY48-D5TL-O-454Also listed as FA-MY55-D5TL-O-4543 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 21869690067.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)FA-MY48-D5TL-O-454Also listed as FA-MY55-D5TL-O-4543 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218696900

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest ForestAir certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 5 most recently certified ForestAir outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
FA-MY55-D5TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-304 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted1.7585%9.020.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696906
FA-MY48-D5TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-304 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted1.7585%9.020.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696905
FA-MY36-D4TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-303 tons36,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted1.9092%9.020.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696904
FA-MY27-D3TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-302.5 tons27,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted1.7596%10.522.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696903
FA-MY18-D2TL-O-454ForestAir · MY-301.5 tons18,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted1.80105%9.021.5CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218696902

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