GCHV heat pump efficiency: 20 outdoor models compared

GCHV has 20 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 48 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 9, 2026updated Oct 10, 2026 · sources

Outdoor models: 20
AHRI certifications: 48
Efficiency index: 38%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (9 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 20%; 4 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 EER2 (its typical model beats 51% of comparable models) and weakest on HSPF2 (28%).

GCHV
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of Oct 9, 2026

Average peer percentile of GCHV’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index9 models scored	38%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F9 models scored	39%	Not ranked	1.84
Capacity retention at 5°F9 models scored	37%	Not ranked	70%
HSPF220 models scored	28%	Not ranked	7.5
SEER220 models scored	30%	Not ranked	14.3
EER220 models scored	51%	Not ranked	11.7
Heating capacity at 5°F9 models scored	45%	Not ranked	11,100 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of GCHV’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	20%	4
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	20%	4
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	20%	4
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge	0%	0
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate	10%	2

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 9, 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	6	14%	13%	7%	16%
Ducted, 2 tons	5	57%	52%	37%	41%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	4	—	—	29%	24%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	5	59%	69%	45%	42%

Every GCHV model in the market

GCHV’s 20 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 14,508 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: 20 gchv 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, size	Models	10th pct.	25th	Median	75th	90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons	826	1.64	1.71	1.75	1.85	2.24
Ducted, 1 ton	407	1.80	1.90	2.05	2.41	2.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons	992	1.75	1.86	2.00	2.17	2.40
Ducted, 2 tons	999	1.75	1.86	2.00	2.18	2.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons	1,040	1.70	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.36
Ducted, 3 tons	696	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.10	2.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons	864	1.70	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.46
Ducted, 4 tons	727	1.80	1.86	2.00	2.12	2.40
Ducted, 4.5 tons	690	1.70	1.80	1.90	2.10	2.20
Ducted, 5 tons	86	1.89	2.00	2.10	2.10	2.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons	1,186	1.75	1.80	1.90	2.00	2.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton	1,343	1.80	1.80	1.99	2.10	2.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons	1,261	1.80	1.80	2.00	2.10	2.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons	761	1.80	1.98	2.00	2.10	2.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons	403	1.80	1.85	2.00	2.00	2.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons	473	1.90	1.98	2.00	2.03	2.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons	280	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.05	2.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons	204	1.96	2.00	2.05	2.10	2.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons	78	1.90	1.91	1.95	2.01	2.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons	84	1.99	2.00	2.05	2.20	2.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of Oct 9, 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 3 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
1COT-D36HNR8-EA01(J0)GCHV · COT-D36HNR8-EA01(J0)with ducted air handler CAH-D24HNR8-FMC(J0)Also listed as COT-D24HNR8-EA01(J0)	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted	83%	2.10	9.4	20,000	20.0	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	2	215223218	Ducted, 2 tons	67.2
2COT-D60HNR8-GA01(J0)GCHV · COT-D60HNR8-GA01(J0)with ducted air handler CAH-D60HNR8-FMD(J0)Also listed as COT-D48HNR8-GA01(J0)	4.5 tons55,500 Btu/h · Ducted	75%	2.10	8.6	42,500	17.0	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	2	215223221	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	64.7
3CPT-DD09AGR4-VTAGCHV	1 ton9,600 Btu/h · Ducted	70%	1.61	6.6	6,900	13.8	None	1	218724431	Ducted, up to 1.5 tons	8.8

All-around best

Top 5 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
1COT-D36HNR8-EA01(J0)GCHV · COT-D36HNR8-EA01(J0)with ducted air handler CAH-D24HNR8-FMC(J0)Also listed as COT-D24HNR8-EA01(J0)	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted	83%	2.10	9.4	20.0	13.3	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	2	215223218	Ducted, 2 tons	79.6	67.2	92.1	67.2
2COT-D60HNR8-GA01(J0)GCHV · COT-D60HNR8-GA01(J0)with ducted air handler CAH-D48HNR8-FMD(J0)	4 tons47,500 Btu/h · Ducted	71%	2.10	9.0	17.5	11.3	CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC	2	215223220	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	64.4	63.9	64.9	64.7
3COT-D48HNR8-GA01(J0)GCHVwith ducted air handler CAH-D60HNR8-FMD(J0)	4.5 tons55,500 Btu/h · Ducted	75%	2.10	8.6	17.0	10.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	1	217194699	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	54.1	64.7	43.4	64.7
4CPT-DD12AGR4-VTAGCHV	1 ton12,600 Btu/h · Ducted	56%	1.61	6.5	14.4	11.1	None	1	217175307	Ducted, up to 1.5 tons	18.3	5.2	31.4	Not a pick
5CPT-DD09AGR4-VTAGCHV	1 ton9,600 Btu/h · Ducted	70%	1.61	6.6	13.8	11.0	None	1	218724431	Ducted, up to 1.5 tons	14.1	8.8	19.4	8.8

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	COT-D60HNR8-GA01(J0)	2.10	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	69%	215223220
Capacity retention at 5°F	COT-D36HNR8-EA01(J0)Also listed as COT-D24HNR8-EA01(J0)	83%	Ducted, 2 tons	66%	215223218
HSPF2	COT-D60HNR8-GA01(J0)	9.0	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	69%	215223220
SEER2	COT-D36HNR8-EA01(J0)Also listed as COT-D24HNR8-EA01(J0)	20.0	Ducted, 2 tons	87%	215223218
EER2	COT-D36HNR8-EA01(J0)Also listed as COT-D24HNR8-EA01(J0)	13.3	Ducted, 2 tons	93%	215223218
Heating capacity at 5°F	COT-D60HNR8-GA01(J0)Also listed as COT-D48HNR8-GA01(J0)	42,500 Btu/h	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	74%	215223221

All 20 GCHV models in Explore

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	8.8(50 is the typical model of its size class)CPT-DD09AGR4-VTA1 of 6 models qualify · AHRI 218724431	18.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)CPT-DD12AGR4-VTA4 of 6 models have all five ratings · AHRI 217175307
Ducted, 2 tons	67.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)COT-D36HNR8-EA01(J0)with ducted air handler CAH-D24HNR8-FMC(J0)Also listed as COT-D24HNR8-EA01(J0)2 of 5 models qualify · AHRI 215223218	79.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)COT-D36HNR8-EA01(J0)with ducted air handler CAH-D24HNR8-FMC(J0)Also listed as COT-D24HNR8-EA01(J0)3 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 215223218
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	None on this board (0 of 4 models qualify)	None on this board (0 of 4 models have all five ratings)
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	64.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)COT-D60HNR8-GA01(J0)with ducted air handler CAH-D60HNR8-FMD(J0)Also listed as COT-D48HNR8-GA01(J0)2 of 5 models qualify · AHRI 215223221	64.4(50 is the typical model of its size class)COT-D60HNR8-GA01(J0)with ducted air handler CAH-D48HNR8-FMD(J0)2 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 215223220

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.
CPT-DD24AGR4-VPAGCHV	2 tons22,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.84	55%	7.1	12.8	None	1	218724433
CPT-DD15AGR4-VTAGCHV	1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.67	50%	6.4	13.7	None	1	218724432
CPT-DD09AGR4-VTAGCHV	1 ton9,600 Btu/h · Ducted	1.61	70%	6.6	13.8	None	1	218724431
COT-F36HNR8-EA02(E3)GCHVwith ducted air handler CAH-F30HNR8-FQB(E3-2)	3 tons33,000 Btu/h · Ducted	—	—	7.5	14.3	None	4	218029225
COT-F30HNR8-EA02(E3)GCHVwith ducted air handler CAH-F36HNR8-FQB(E3-1)	2.5 tons27,400 Btu/h · Ducted	—	—	7.5	14.3	None	4	218029224

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