Honeywell heat pump efficiency: 4 outdoor models compared

Honeywell has 4 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 14 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 Honeywell makes. Honeywell 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: 4
AHRI certifications: 14
Efficiency index: 55%; Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (4 models)
Meet CEE 2025: 100%; 4 models

How Honeywell 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.

Honeywell against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Honeywell’s own modelsHoneywell is strongest on SEER2 (its typical model beats 68% of comparable models) and weakest on EER2 (42%).

Honeywell
Middle half of its models
Other ranked manufacturers

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

Average peer percentile of Honeywell’s models
Rating	Beats comparable models	Rank	Raw median
Efficiency index4 models scored	55%	Not ranked	—
COP at 5°F4 models scored	47%	Not ranked	1.90
Capacity retention at 5°F4 models scored	51%	Not ranked	70%
HSPF24 models scored	66%	Not ranked	8.8
SEER24 models scored	68%	Not ranked	16.5
EER24 models scored	42%	Not ranked	10.7
Heating capacity at 5°F4 models scored	60%	Not ranked	30,200 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Honeywell’s models with at least one qualifying certification
Standard	Share	Models
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	100%	4
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)	100%	4
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)	0%	0
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)	75%	3
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.

Honeywell’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

Honeywell (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, 2 tons	1	55%	67%	58%	65%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	1	47%	29%	69%	56%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	2	59%	45%	69%	74%

Every Honeywell model in the market

Honeywell’s 4 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.

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

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

Dots: 4 honeywell 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 Honeywell 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 Honeywell 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
1HSH17S-60AAAHoneywellwith ducted air handler HVTAN-48SA	4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted	81%	1.80	9.0	39,000	17.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	2	208480448	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	58.1
2HOH16S-60AAHoneywell · SVSwith ducted air handler HVTAN-60A	4.5 tons54,000 Btu/h · Ducted	70%	1.90	8.5	38,000	15.2	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	6	207698172	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	56.9
3HSH17S-36AAAHoneywellwith ducted air handler HVTAN-36SA	3 tons34,000 Btu/h · Ducted	80%	1.80	9.0	28,000	16.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	2	208480447	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	55.3

All-around best

Top 4 Honeywell 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
1HSH17S-60AAAHoneywellwith ducted air handler HVTAN-48SA	4 tons48,000 Btu/h · Ducted	81%	1.80	9.0	17.0	11.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	2	208480448	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	63.3	58.1	68.4	58.1
2HSH17S-36AAAHoneywellwith ducted air handler HVTAN-24SA	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted	92%	1.80	9.0	17.0	12.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	2	208480450	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	61.0	53.7	68.4	55.3
3HOH16S-60AAHoneywell · SVSwith ducted air handler HVTAN-36A	3 tons35,000 Btu/h · Ducted	53%	2.00	8.5	17.0	11.7	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	6	207698174	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	60.0	48.5	71.5	56.9
4HOH16S-36AAHoneywell · SVSwith ducted air handler HVTAN-24A	2 tons23,600 Btu/h · Ducted	51%	2.10	8.5	17.0	11.7	CEE 25CEE 26	4	207698173	Ducted, 2 tons	54.9	48.2	61.6	Not a pick

Best model on each rating

Honeywell’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	HOH16S-36AA	2.10	Ducted, 2 tons	67%	207698173
Capacity retention at 5°F	HSH17S-60AAA	81%	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	73%	208480448
HSPF2	HSH17S-60AAA	9.0	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	73%	208480448
SEER2	HSH17S-60AAA	17.0	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	77%	208480448
EER2	HOH16S-60AA	11.7	Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	67%	207698174
Heating capacity at 5°F	HSH17S-60AAA	41,000 Btu/h	Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	74%	208480449

All 4 Honeywell models in Explore

Honeywell 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.

Honeywell: 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, 2 tons	None on this board (0 of 1 models qualify)	61.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)HSH17S-36AAAwith ducted air handler HVTAN-24SA2 of 2 models have all five ratings · AHRI 208480450
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons	55.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)HSH17S-36AAAwith ducted air handler HVTAN-36SA1 of 1 models qualify · AHRI 208480447	60.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)HOH16S-60AAwith ducted air handler HVTAN-36A1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 207698174
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons	58.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)HSH17S-60AAAwith ducted air handler HVTAN-48SA2 of 2 models qualify · AHRI 208480448	63.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)HSH17S-60AAAwith ducted air handler HVTAN-48SA1 of 1 models have all five ratings · AHRI 208480448

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Honeywell certifications

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

The 4 most recently certified Honeywell outdoor models
Outdoor model	Size · type	COP@5°F	Cap. 5/47	HSPF2	SEER2	Meets	Combos	AHRI ref.
HOH16S-60AAHoneywellwith ducted air handler GNC4860DPT	4.5 tons51,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.90	65%	8.1	14.3	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	6	209938293
HOH16S-36AAHoneywellwith ducted air handler GNC3036BPT	2.5 tons30,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.90	60%	8.1	14.3	CEE 25CEE 26	4	209938290
HSH17S-36AAAHoneywellwith ducted air handler HVTAN-24SA	2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.80	92%	9.0	17.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	2	208480450
HSH17S-60AAAHoneywellwith ducted air handler HVTAN-60SA	4.5 tons54,000 Btu/h · Ducted	1.80	76%	9.0	16.0	CEE 25CEE 26Xcel	2	208480449

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