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K&A heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical K&A heat pump beats 22% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. K&A has 7 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

22%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well below average

K&A has no QMID (the manufacturer ID the 25C tax credit needs) on file, so it is not ranked against other brands. Based on 7 models with every rating.

K&A, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 30%), weakest on hot-day cooling efficiency (beats 16%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 19%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 30%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 19%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 27%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 16%

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.
  • 71%

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

    5 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 57%

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

    4 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%.

K&A all-around best, by size

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

Showing Ductless, Up to 1.5 tons (under 21,000 Btu/h cooling), the most-listed ducted size. Pick yours above. What size is my system?

5 of K&A’s 5 models of this size and type have all five ratings.

  1. 1MAJESTIC-12HVT110-USwith ductless indoor unit MAJESTIC-12HVT110-USK&AAlso listed as MAJESTIC-12HVT-US1 ton · 12,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 28.4Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    23.6score / 100Heating 28 · Cooling 19
  2. 2MAJESTIC-09HVT-USwith ductless indoor unit MAJESTIC-09HVT-USK&A1 ton · 9,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 26.2Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    22.5score / 100Heating 26 · Cooling 19
  3. 3MAJESTIC-09HVT110-USwith ductless indoor unit MAJESTIC-09HVT110-USK&A1 ton · 9,000 Btu/h · DuctlessCold-climate pick, score 20.8Meets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.75 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    10.0 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    19.9score / 100Heating 21 · Cooling 19
  4. 4MAJESTIC-18HVT-USwith ductless indoor unit MAJESTIC-18HVT-USK&A1.5 tons · 18,000 Btu/h · DuctlessNot a cold-climate pick: keeps 59% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    59% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.80 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Winter efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    Cooling efficiency
    19.0 (SEER2)
    Below the middle
    Hot-day cooling
    9.4 (EER2)
    Below the middle
    16.6score / 100Heating 17 · Cooling 16

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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