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IWAE heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?
A typical IWAE heat pump beats 52% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is about average. IWAE has 23 heat pump models in this list.
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Overall score
52%
of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model
About averageIWAE has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 10 models with every rating.
- Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 26%
- Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 61%
- Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 35%
- Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 40%
- Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 36%
Average (50%)
Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.
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Rebate standards
35%
meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.
8 models. All brands: 57%.
35%
meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.
8 models. All brands: 53%.
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%.
Top IWAE cold-climate picks, by size
Only units that keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F, ranked on heat kept, efficiency at 5°F and seasonal efficiency (HSPF2), against units their size.
Showing Ducted, 2.5–3 tons (27,000–38,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?
1 of IWAE’s 3 models of this size and type qualify.
- 1**AESHV9T3621BAwith ducted air handler **AEAMPVT36D21BAIWAE3 tons · 34,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 76% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
- Heat kept at 5°F
- 76% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
- Good
- Efficiency at 5°F
- 1.90 (COP at 5°F)
- Below the middle
- Seasonal efficiency
- 9.0 (HSPF2)
- Good
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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