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GE Appliances heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical GE Appliances heat pump beats 43% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is below average. GE Appliances has 88 heat pump models in this list, also sold as GE.

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Overall score

43%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Below average

Ranked 27 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 108 models with every rating.

GE Appliances, rating by ratingStrongest on winter-long heating efficiency (beats 48%), weakest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 39%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 40%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 42%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 48%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 39%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 46%

Average (50%)

Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.

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  • 47%

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

    41 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 41%

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

    36 models. All brands: 53%.

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  • 6%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    5 models. All brands: 3%.

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GE Appliances all-around best, by size

Balances heating (5°F output and efficiency, HSPF2) and cooling (SEER2, EER2), each rating against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons (39,000–56,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

28 of GE Appliances’s 28 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1NS21H48MA5-**Awith indoor coil D(A,C,E)48D4Z+TXV+TDR and furnace NF80U110S5CGE Appliances (sold as GE)3.5 tons · 44,500 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 87.5Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    100% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.57 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    20.0 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    85.2score / 100Heating 88 · Cooling 83
  2. 2NS18H60HA5***with ducted air handler L(E,G)M48EJGE Appliances4 tons · 45,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 83.3Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, CEE Advanced, Xcel CC, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    80% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.63 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    9.5 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    18.0 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    78.6score / 100Heating 82 · Cooling 75
  3. 3NS21H60MA5-**Awith indoor coil NCU[C,U]60CT5*-**+TDR and furnace NF80X100V5CGE Appliances (sold as GE)4.5 tons · 55,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 78.9Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    66% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.16 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    20.5 (SEER2)
    Top 10%
    Hot-day cooling
    12.0 (EER2)
    Great
    76.6score / 100Heating 60 · Cooling 94
  4. 4MWHQ048NC2AA*GE Appliances4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 80.4Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    98% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    10.9 (HSPF2)
    Top 10%
    Cooling efficiency
    16.0 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    11.5 (EER2)
    Good
    69.5score / 100Heating 80 · Cooling 59
  5. 5NS16H42SA5-**Awith indoor coil D(A,C,E)48D4J+TDR and furnace NF80L110S5CGE Appliances (sold as GE)3.5 tons · 40,500 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 62% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    60% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.56 (COP at 5°F)
    Top 10%
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Good
    Cooling efficiency
    15.5 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    13.0 (EER2)
    Top 10%
    66.7score / 100Heating 60 · Cooling 73

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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