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iCongo heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical iCongo heat pump beats 42% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is below average. iCongo has 47 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

42%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Below average

iCongo has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 47 models with every rating.

iCongo, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 52%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 28%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 37%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 52%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 49%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 48%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 28%

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.
  • 32%

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

    15 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 32%

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

    15 models. All brands: 53%.

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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: 3%.

iCongo 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?

12 of iCongo’s 12 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1ZOT6P-36HIN4-M-SE20with ducted air handler ZVMXFB-36HI1N4-M-SE20iCongo3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 64% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026
    Heat kept at 5°F
    64% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Winter efficiency
    8.1 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    19.3 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    11.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    54.1score / 100Heating 48 · Cooling 60
  2. 2ZOD-36HIN4-M-SE18Hwith ducted air handler ZVMXFB-36HI1N4-C-M-SE18iCongo3 tons · 36,000 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 69.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    115% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    10.1 (HSPF2)
    Great
    Cooling efficiency
    17.1 (SEER2)
    Good
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    52.3score / 100Heating 69 · Cooling 35
  3. 3ZWDA-36HI1N4-M-SE18iCongo3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 43.5Meets Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    71% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.86 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.2 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    18.5 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    10.8 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    47.7score / 100Heating 44 · Cooling 52
  4. 4ZWDA-36HI1N4-M-SE18*iCongo3 tons · 34,200 Btu/h · DuctedCold-climate pick, score 43.4Meets Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    71% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.86 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.2 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    18.5 (SEER2)
    Great
    Hot-day cooling
    10.8 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    47.6score / 100Heating 43 · Cooling 52
  5. 5ZOT6P-30HN4-M-SE14.3with ducted air handler ZVMXFB-30C1N4L-M-SE14.3iCongo2.5 tons · 29,000 Btu/h · DuctedNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 53% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    53% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.20 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Winter efficiency
    7.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    14.3 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    11.7 (EER2)
    Good
    44.1score / 100Heating 47 · Cooling 42

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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