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IAIR heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical IAIR heat pump beats 18% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. IAIR has 35 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

18%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

IAIR has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 12 models with every rating.

IAIR, rating by ratingStrongest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 60%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 2%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 2%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 4%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 19%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 15%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 60%

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.

  • 0%

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

    0 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 0%

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

    0 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%.

IAIR 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, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

4 of IAIR’s 10 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1APH3036E100AIAIRAlso listed as IPH3036E100A3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 33% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    34% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.40 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.2 (EER2)
    Good
    17.3score / 100Heating 4 · Cooling 31
  2. 2APH3030E100AIAIRAlso listed as IPH3030E100A2.5 tons · 28,200 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 35% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    35% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.40 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    6.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    13.4 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    15.2score / 100Heating 4 · Cooling 26

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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