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FRANKLIN heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical FRANKLIN heat pump beats 54% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. FRANKLIN has 74 heat pump models in this list.

Covers older R-410A heat pumps, no longer installed new. See models sold today · Updated

Overall score

54%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

About average

FRANKLIN has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 70 models with every rating.

FRANKLIN, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 64%), weakest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 44%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 44%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 45%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 44%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 50%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 64%

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.

  • 32%

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

    24 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 22%

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

    16 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 FRANKLIN 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 tons (21,000–26,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

2 of FRANKLIN’s 12 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1MSH243E23MCAAwith ducted air handler MST243E21ADAAFRANKLINAlso listed as MSH243F25MCAA2 tons · 24,000 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
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.5 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    79.4score / 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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