GCHV heat pump efficiency: 18 outdoor models compared

GCHV has 18 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 34 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 GCHV makes. GCHV has no QMID (IRS Qualified Manufacturer ID) on file, so it is not ranked against other manufacturers.

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ManufacturerData as of Oct 11, 2026updated Oct 11, 2026 · sources

Outdoor models: 18
AHRI certifications: 34
Efficiency index: 54%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (1 model)
Meet CEE 2025: 0%; 0 models

How GCHV 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.

GCHV against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of GCHV’s own modelsGCHV is strongest on capacity retention at 5°F (its typical model beats 65% of comparable models) and weakest on HSPF2 (32%).

GCHV
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of Oct 11, 2026

Average peer percentile of GCHV’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index1 model scored	54%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F1 model scored	44%	Not ranked	1.85
Capacity retention at 5°F1 model scored	65%	Not ranked	76%
HSPF218 models scored	32%	Not ranked	7.6
SEER218 models scored	48%	Not ranked	16.0
EER218 models scored	49%	Not ranked	11.4
Heating capacity at 5°F1 model scored	45%	Not ranked	21,600 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of GCHV’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	0%	0
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	0%	0
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	5.6%	1
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge	0%	0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate	0%	0

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.

GCHV’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

GCHV (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
All models of the group

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 11, 2026

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct type	Models	Index	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons	1	—	—	12%	10%
Ducted, 2 tons	4	—	—	38%	52%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	6	54%	44%	32%	50%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	7	—	—	31%	50%

Every GCHV model in the market

GCHV’s 18 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

GCHV models by size and ratingColoured: GCHV · grey shapes: all 11,475 models · lines: catalog medians by size

GCHV models
Ducted median by size
Non-ducted median by size
Every model at each size (width = count)
Standard threshold

Dots: 18 gchv models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 11,475 models, half a ton at a time.

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COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, size	Models	10th pct.	25th	Median	75th	90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons	175	1.70	1.85	1.90	2.10	2.26
Ducted, 1 ton	340	1.85	1.90	2.00	2.40	2.65
Ducted, 1.5 tons	789	1.75	1.85	2.00	2.20	2.55
Ducted, 2 tons	782	1.73	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.33
Ducted, 2.5 tons	735	1.71	1.80	1.90	2.09	2.48
Ducted, 3 tons	652	1.68	1.70	1.90	2.06	2.36
Ducted, 3.5 tons	641	1.61	1.80	1.95	2.20	2.50
Ducted, 4 tons	367	1.70	1.80	1.91	2.02	2.52
Ducted, 4.5 tons	544	1.70	1.80	1.91	2.08	2.34
Ducted, 5 tons	25	1.80	1.80	1.90	1.90	2.15
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons	717	1.75	1.81	1.97	2.10	2.19
Non-ducted, 1 ton	1,064	1.75	1.80	1.90	2.07	2.25
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons	886	1.80	1.80	1.87	2.07	2.21
Non-ducted, 2 tons	564	1.80	1.80	1.83	2.04	2.21
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons	275	1.80	1.81	1.84	1.86	2.03
Non-ducted, 3 tons	502	1.80	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.09
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons	70	1.82	1.83	1.90	2.00	2.28
Non-ducted, 4 tons	263	1.80	1.80	1.98	2.00	2.10
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons	103	1.77	1.77	1.80	1.97	2.02
Non-ducted, 5 tons	29	1.98	2.00	2.10	2.30	2.47

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 11, 2026

Top GCHV 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 1 GCHV 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 model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	Btu/h @5°F	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score
1COU-D30HNR1-D01-J0GCHVwith ducted air handler CAHI-36HNVR1-18	2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted	76%	1.85	7.8	21,600	17.5	Xcel	3	207743797	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	48.2

All-around best

Top 1 GCHV 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 model	Size · type	Cap. 5/47	COP@5°F	HSPF2	SEER2	EER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.	Compared with	Score	Heating half	Cooling half	Cold-climate score
1COU-D30HNR1-D01-J0GCHVwith ducted air handler CAHI-36HNVR1-18	2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted	76%	1.85	7.8	17.5	11.0	Xcel	3	207743797	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	54.4	48.2	60.5	48.2

Best model on each rating

GCHV’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
Rating	Model	Value	Compared with	Beats	AHRI ref.
COP at 5°F	COU-D30HNR1-D01-J0	1.85	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	44%	207743797
Capacity retention at 5°F	COU-D30HNR1-D01-J0	76%	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	62%	212920647
HSPF2	COT-60HNVR1-18	8.2	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	55%	213386557
SEER2	CRB-DD48HNR1-WKB2-H0	16.7	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	74%	214723194
EER2	COT-24HNVR1-18	12.2	Ducted, 2 tons	76%	206261153
Heating capacity at 5°F	COU-D30HNR1-D01-J0	22,400 Btu/h	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	45%	212920647

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GCHV 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.

GCHV: 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 type	Cold-climate pickCold-climate score, best model	All-around bestAll-around score, best model
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	None on this board (0 of 1 models have all five ratings)
Ducted, 2 tons	None on this board (0 of 4 models qualify)	None on this board (0 of 4 models have all five ratings)
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	48.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)COU-D30HNR1-D01-J0with ducted air handler CAHI-36HNVR1-181 of 6 models qualify · AHRI 207743797	54.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)COU-D30HNR1-D01-J0with ducted air handler CAHI-36HNVR1-181 of 6 models have all five ratings · AHRI 207743797
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	None on this board (0 of 7 models qualify)	None on this board (0 of 7 models have all five ratings)

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest GCHV certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.

The 5 most recently certified GCHV outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
COT-F48HGR1-60-E3(S)GCHVwith ducted air handler CAHI-60CNVR1-18	4 tons45,500 Btu/h · Ducted	—	—	7.5	14.3	None	3	217596939
COT-F24HGR1-45-E3(S)GCHVwith ducted air handler CAHI-24CNVR1-18	2 tons23,200 Btu/h · Ducted	—	—	7.8	15.2	None	4	217596937
COT-F30HGR1-45-E3(S)GCHVwith ducted air handler CAH-F36CGR1-FQB-E3	2.5 tons28,000 Btu/h · Ducted	—	—	7.5	14.3	None	4	217110149
COT-F18HGR1-40-E3(S)GCHVwith ducted air handler CAH-F24CGR1-FQA-E3	1.5 tons17,600 Btu/h · Ducted	—	—	7.5	14.3	None	3	217110148
COT-F36HGR1-45-E3(S)GCHVwith ducted air handler CAH-F42CNR1-FMC-E3	3 tons33,000 Btu/h · Ducted	—	—	7.7	14.3	None	3	217110147

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GCHV includes these brand names as listed in AHRI: GCHV. Standards are checked against published thresholds; program rules beyond ratings are not checked.