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

A typical K&A heat pump beats 30% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well below average. K&A has 23 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

30%

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 16 models with every rating.

K&A, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 39%), weakest on summer-long cooling efficiency (beats 27%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 31%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 39%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 33%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 27%
  • 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.

  • 17%

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

    4 models. All brands: 57%.

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  • 17%

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

    4 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%.

Top K&A 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, Up to 1.5 tons (under 21,000 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

None of K&A’s 1 model of this size and type qualifies: each keeps less than 70% of its heat at 5°F or is missing a rating. Its sizes: Ducted, up to 1.5 tons, Ducted, 2 tons, Ducted, 2.5–3 tons, Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons, Ductless, up to 1.5 tons, Ductless, 2 tons.

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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